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Question from Ami: “When giving a photo gift like a key chain to a client after a session do you do use a watermarked image or an image without the watermark?”
Tauby: Without watermark for sure
Em: Water marked its you that have done the photography so they should advertise
E Shay: With a watermark. No doubt. If it’s a gift? Definitely with a watermark. If they BOUGHT it from you, it’s a toss-up. Could go either way and I would err on the side of advertising.
Tim: If it’s a gift then no watermark. If it’s a promotional giveaway with a sample image than yes.
Amber: Agreed with
Em: Watermark mean they are advertising your work if someone compliments the key ring x
Les: if I pay for a photo, I want the photo not an advertisement. just saying.
Les: but if you’re giving it away, thats good advertisement for you
Rachel: when you buy a piece of art work to hang on the wall, you are getting the signature of the artist, not just the image and you are paying for the signature too.
Zoe: Definitely with
Colleen: a discreet artist signature (tastefully at the bottom) so they can show folks that it is special….but not in an advertising sort of way (big watermark, etc.)
Tammy: Keep it subtle, or they won’t use the item you meant for advertising.
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