I have looked around the forum and couldn't find a sutible topic. So here it is.

When I look into SS, DT, Fotolia, etc, at the images, I see the companies watermark in  the  image. I understand why this. When a photographer uploads his stock  photos, should they keep out their own watermark?

When I upload to social sites such as FB and Flickr, I add a watermark to the image. I do that for a reason.

So what is the etiquette here? What should I  keep in mind when uploading photos to Stock companies?

Thanks, Erich

Just wanted to chime in here and say hello. I am new to microstocks and stock in general but feel ready to go with it. I began  reading threads here last night and found them very helpful. I shoot primary outdoor, wildlife and landscape but looking to start working in the realm of portrait. Also looking for a good niche on what is actually selling out there in  the stock world. Any comments and suggestions on this would be helpful.

I just got my first DSLR on Christmas, a Canon Rebel SL1 with a EF 100-400 IS lens. I will have to gain more lenses of course, but with my style of photography, it works out great. Being an outdoor guy, I do a lot of backpacking so up until now, I have been using a Canon  Powershot SX 160 IS. It is light weight for backpacking and affords me with a lot of head room on zooming in. And the 16mp really brings out great shots. I rarely ever use the auto function on it. I keep the camera in Priority or Manual mode which gives me the ability to be more creative.

My software on the computer is the Digital Photo Professional from Canon, Light Zone, which I am still learning, and GIMP which I use a lot.

I hope I can learn about selling my photos here and what to do and where to go next.

Erich