It's a balancing act to make a watermark useful without ruining the image — and photographer Klaus Herrmann has described his own way of going about it
If you've decided to indelibly put your name on your photographs to prevent theft, it's a tricky act to get that watermark right. It has to be big and prominant enough that it won't be easily cropped off, yet at the same time subtle enough not to ruin the image. Recently, Getty Images erred on the side of information rather than finesse, but what if you're looking for something a bit more subtle.