Do you watermark ALL your images?

[mr tommo]

The stuff I've been photographing lately has been more for the fun of it than anything. I've asked a few sporty people I know if I can go along to take photos of them. For example, this week I went to a local mountain bike trail and practiced taking some action shots as he rode his bike through the woods.

Now he wants me to put them up on Facebook for him and to show his fellow mountain biker mates. My problem is, I work at a photographers full time and also do weddings part time. These photos don't come under either of these its more for my personal portfolio, however with that new ruling that seems to have people scared, I don't know what to do with regards a watermark?

What do the non professionals do here when taking photos and putting them online?

EDIT : Would a watermark of just my name look stupid?

 

[mr tommo]

While you are on that subject, do you have to export your landscape and portraits shots separately with the way lightroom watermark works?

 

[mr tommo]

Yeah it's a bit of a predicament really. Everything else I do is watermarked as its affiliated to a business, its just my hobby photography which is getting into sports I'd like to take somewhere one day.

The watermark I had in mind was just my first and last name, pretty small, in white with 30-40% opacity in the bottom right hand corner.

My sports photography isn't great at the moment so personally don't think it would get pinched but I wouldn't mind somebody seeing it when I'm much better in the future and asking me to do some sports photography.

EDIT : With the above name in mind, would you put the copyright symbol before it? I don't want to put photography in the name as its not a business, but also I don't want it to look like it's me on my bike in the photo