Creating high-quality images comes with its costs – price and theft. Professional graphic designers don't come cheap nowadays, especially if you want the best photos.

But the cost of losing your high-priced photos far exceeds the cost of producing them. You have the choice of handling image theft in court for legal redress. But we all know that the courts take quite some time to resolve these issues.

So what's the best way to deal with image theft?

For one, I would implore you to invest more effort into the protection of your photos. And to help you with this, I've put together a 6-step guide that will help you prevent image theft.

The 6-Step Guide

Here are the six steps to preventing image theft:

Step 1 - Include Watermarks

One of the easiest ways to deter photo theft is to include watermarks on your photo. And you can achieve this with basic graphic design software such as Photoshop or Corel Draw.

The watermark can be your initials, full name of your brand, or just your brand's logo. The idea isn't to distort the image but to dissuade anyone from stealing your photo. Ensure that the watermark opacity is high enough to be seen and low enough to prevent image distortion.



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ijeomaeze Premium
Thank you.
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Keny44 Premium
Thank you Israel for the information on the steps to prevent image theft. It's quite informative.
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for your comment, Keny! I always appreciate your consistency. Yeah, with the steps blended in this tutorial, you can rest assured to protect your photo rights against theft. Thanks again!

Israel Olatunji
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RosanaHart Premium Plus
My husband is a very good photographer who has worked professionally at times in the past. Neither he nor I knew some of the things you describe here. Kudos for more extremely useful information!
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Israel17 Premium
Oh, great to know, Rosana! What an experienced photographer in your household! Thanks for commending my little work!

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Edubosah Premium
Many pictures hosting website always add the watermarks. I always wonder. But now I understand more. Thanks
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Israel17 Premium
Oh, that's awesome, Edubosah! Good to know this tutorial has been an eye-opener for you on the process of adding watermarks to your images!

Israel Olatunji
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TheAbiePPlus Premium Plus
Awesome training bro, thanks so much for your time and effort. I really appreciate it :)

I'd go with compressing and imprinting digital signatures.
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Israel17 Premium
Oh, yes, compressing your photos (though the process can reduce the image quality in every sense) will, of course, help prevent image theft. Thanks for stopping by!

Israel Olatunji
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