What does Watermarked proofs mean?

Question

photography

Answer 1

When a studio or artist wants to make sure his/her work is clearly identifiable they use paper that has a watermark on it. It's a very dim and often hard-to-see image, name or symbol that is put directly onto the paper. This image or watermark is often not easy to duplicate and therefore an artist and a buyer knows who printed the image or if it is a cheap copy (they will not have the watermark, or will have a different one).

So, directly on the paper used to print the photograph is a watermark. The photo is then printed onto the paper, on top of the watermark and it is so faint that you normally cannot see it, hence it doesn't affect the quality of the photo, but can be seen by moving the paper to a different angle in relationship to a light source.

By the way, check out your money. The new bills all use a watermark, exact because they are harder to forge.

Answer 2

It means the photo has an image over it, such as the name of the studio or something like "do not copy". It is used to protect photos so people cannot steal the photograph and will need to pay to get one with the watermark image removed.

Answer 3

It means that there is a faint image on the picture. Typically its the name of the studio or artist. They usually give them out to someone who has not yet purchased the picture. This allows the client to view what the picture will be but not use it without paying for it. You see a lot of this in wedding and school photography.