Step 6 - Check Out Uploading Terms for the Website You Upload On

Some websites encourage members to share their pictures under a Creative Commons license, which allows other members to freely download pictures for personal or commercial use.

Platforms like Flickr and Pixabay offer pictures under this term to its users. And if you're going to use any of these platforms, you have to find out if it's possible to include an All Rights Reserved on photos, or if there are other ways that can be used to protect the copyright of photos on the platform.

By following steps one through five, you will ensure that such image sharing websites don't give out your best photos.

Conclusion

A high-quality picture is a great asset to any business or individual. It takes a lot of effort and money to produce these high-quality pictures.

So you can imagine the pain when you learn that others are using your pictures without permission. Worse still, they may claim ownerships of your pictures simply because you didn't do enough to protect the pictures.

To help you prevent this ever happening, I put together a 6-step guide for you to follow.

Before uploading your pictures online, ensure that you include watermarks on them and, if possible, imprint digital signatures on them. You should all avoid uploading the originals by reducing the resolution and compressing the size.

Though this isn't a fail-proof method, make sure you include Copyright Metadata, and check the terms of the websites you upload photos on. By following the outlined steps, you should be able to prevent your images from theft.