Watermarking Pix...

[Roger79]

What is an Easy/Cheap (or even FREE) way to go about placing watermarks on my photos???
I have been told that I need Lightroom or other software.
But is there a way to do this WITHOUT this software???

Thanks,
Roger

[GB1]

You can always just copy and paste a watermark image on top of the pix you want to protect, Roger. That's the cheap and easy way, but it interferes with the viewing experience significantly, and a lot of photographers don't do it. It's less intrusive if you place it near the edge, but a person can crop it out or depending how elaborate it is remove it via individual pixel edits.

You can also add a digital watermark, but I've heard of ways these things can be defeated. See http://www.popphoto.com/Features/Grand-Theft-Photo

Sorry, but there's no perfect way

G

[JETA]

I like using batch watermark.
http://www.easy-tools.net/batch-watermark/