Should you really bother, it’s not fool proof? And it’s much better to have thousands of images already copyrighted sitting in your collection now than having to add it to all of them later.
Even if you don’t send images to a photo library yet, you might do one day. Having one less thing to add to your images will speed up, and therefore reduce, your workflow time.
If you send images to a photo library, key wording can be a pain. The less time you have to spend sorting and editing images the better. Less of an advantage but still something to consider. It might be a long shot but if, over the years, you end up with thousands of images floating around online, doesn’t it make sense to do everything you can to make it easier for you to be found? Well, having your info embedded in the image increases the chances of them tracking you down. It might be small but there is always a chance that one day someone will stumble on one of your images on a website somewhere, and want to contact the photographer who took it. Make it easier for potential buyers to find you.Being able to trace the image back to you is always a good thing. That might seem extreme, but it does happen. It’s very easy to share your images online such as on websites, forums and social media. The downside to this is that it’s also easy for someone to take your images and use them for their own gain, cropping out watermarks etc or even entering them in to competitions pretending they own the image. Once you have done that, the information will show up in the exif details in your favourite editing software, as shown below with Lightroom.įurther reading: Nikon DSLR error codes, what do they mean? What are the benefits of adding copyright information to the exif? It’s worth the effort though so don’t be put off. If you have one of the newer DSLR’s such as the D5 or D500, the touchscreen make inputting your details a lot quicker and easier, otherwise there can be a lot of scrolling back and forth. Click the Attach copyright information check box.Set the copyright information to contain your email address and copyright notice.In here you can set both the Artist and add Copyright. Turn on and enter the Copyright Information area.However, if you shoot with any of the more recent Nikon DSLRs you can follow the steps below. The method for adding this information varies depending on your brand of camera. Follow these steps to add copyright information to your photos With images being thrown around the web via forums and social media, it’s always a good idea to have something embedded that can lead back to you. This means every photo you take comes straight out the camera with a clear indication of who took the shot. This will then write that information to the photos exif data, alongside camera and lens settings. A very quick tip for any newer photographers out there (I assume many seasoned photographers will know this already), is to add copyright information in camera.
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