John Mitchell Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Just wondering, when you add metadata to your images, what do you put in the "copyright" field? I usually give my name only. Should I be adding more info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Michael Ventura Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 John, I add it as I download my cards to my computer. I use Adobe Bridge to download and there is a global field where you can add it to all downloads by default. I just change the year each January 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vincent Lowe Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 In the 'Copyright' field I put my name. In the 'Author' field I put my name followed by my website URL. These are added automatically in the camera so I don't have to think about adding it during or after downloading. However, if you are thinking specifically about the images you upload to Alamy then it's irrelevant as Alamy strips it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 John Mitchell Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 8 hours ago, David Pimborough said: I have presets in Photoshop and Lightroom which fill in all the various data fields inlcuding contact, website copyright and so on. Sure the agencies strip it out but if I ever get in to an argument over copyright or what have you; then the original photo has all the info attached to the image file. Yes, it's a bit moot with agencies since they strip metadata. However, like you, I'm thinking that with all the concerns about copyright, orphan works, social media, etc., it's probably a good idea to put more info in the metadata. How do you phrase your copyright -- name/date/"all rights reserved" or some other format? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Just wondering, when you add metadata to your images, what do you put in the "copyright" field?
I usually give my name only. Should I be adding more info?
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