How to add text to photos

[barhenslee]

I have a Nikon D3100. It has a function to add text, but what I really want to do is add my name on the photo which I believe would be "copyright."

Is this something that is done with Photoshop? Or will the camera do this for me?

Thanks in advance for this newbie question.

[Boris Georgiev]

You can use Lightroom 3 to add watermark to your images.Try searching on youtube for "Lightroom 3 watermark".

[SusanH1970]

You can also use the text tool in Photoshop. What I usually do is do a text layer, type in what I want, then reduce the opacity of the layer and flatten. I've also made custom brushes to use as watermarks.

[JohnTait]

Use Amazifier, which is a nice and simple photo editor.
Its good for 99% of the photo editing I do...
It has some nice Photo effects , Photo frames, Stickers and Text/Seals which you are looking for..
You can get it from their website at Amazifier - Fun and Easy Photo Enhancing for FREE!.

[dj-dubai]

yes you can you photo shop and add text in new layaer, and if u don`t use photoshop, then u can edit, in paint shop as well,,, but i try in photoshop
open file => then type T=> then type your text in the box => save file

[Ben89]

Originally Posted by barhenslee

I have a Nikon D3100. It has a function to add text, but what I really want to do is add my name on the photo which I believe would be "copyright."

Is this something that is done with Photoshop? Or will the camera do this for me?

Thanks in advance for this newbie question.

I'm not familiar with that particular function (or even that camera), but my initial thought is not to trust it.

It most likely adds text to the image file, but it may do so without making a backup of the image without text on it, which could be a problem.

Whatever program you use to add text/watermark, backup the original, or when saving the watermarked image, save as, and add something to the file name so as not to overwrite the original unmarked image.

I recommend Photoshop, but there's Lightroom (which is cheaper and less-featured), and there's even GIMP, a Photoshop look-a-like that is free, and has essentially the same basic features.

What kind of text (looking) were you planning on adding? Maybe we could help you from there, as well?