Tutorial: Watermarking a Batch of Photos

I hesitate to share this with you as I am no expert in Photoshop Elements; I cannot even figure out Google Docs ; )  However, with Pinterest coming under fire recently about copyright issues and problems with proper linkage, I became aware of an easy way to Watermark your photos.  I thought this might be a tip you all might like to know. 

Are you aware of the recent firestorm surrounding Pinterest?!  It is all a bit over my head; I am assuming the copyright issue is more for photos pinned from Photographers/ Artist websites, but if you are pinning their work without their consent, you are basically infringing on their copyright-- i.e. you are breaking the law.  Eeek!  Sounds scary for something that seems so innocent.  But nonetheless, pinning their work is redistributing the piece of art to the public. I believe that most people are un-aware and just pin away because they are inspired by the picture in some way.

Check out this article @ Saving for Someday: "Avoiding Copyright Pitfalls on Pinterest"

Another issue is coming upon pins that lead to a dead end.  Has this happened to you? It's rather annoying!  Not exactly sure how that happens, but a way to prevent that from happening is through watermarking your photos.  Putting your whole blog name on your photos is a sure-fire way that you will always get credit for your work. 

Just for the record, you all are free to pin pictures from my blog.  I love the awareness that Pinterest has brought to my blog-- so "Pin Away!" 
Onto the tutorial...  And just to note, I am working thru PSE 7.  I actually found out how to do this by searching online and coming across this blog post @ Texas Chicks.  In the comment section, a fellow blogger told of how to use the Automatic Watermark Function and I am simply going to do as she said, but show pictures along with it.  This is a great option if you have a lot of pictures you would like to watermark.  Please note, that if you want a pretty watermark, check out the link above! 

1. Open PSE7 (not sure how the other versions would work, but I cannot imagine they would be too different).
2. Go to File> Process Multiple Files> Section titled "Labels" and choose Watermark.

3. Type your text in the Custom Text Window> set size, color, font, location; it would be wise to  include .blogspot or .com, too.
4. Go back to the left side and open the File that you want your pictures pulled from (source) and the destination ( I chose a New Folder).  Press OK and your photoshop will begin the process.

5. Open your new folder and check out the watermark (you may have to play around with it a bit!) 

Watermark @ 30

Again, I am no expert, but it is worth a shot if you plan on including a lot of pictures in your blog post!

Hope this helps!