Smart Phones

SharkShark Registered Users Posts: 282 Major grins
edited May 4, 2016 in SmugMug Support
I don't know if this is the correct spot to ask this question but, can anyone tell me if there is a way to block smart phones from taking screenshots of your photos, and using them on their phones? I know we have right click protection, (depending on the savvy of the thief) for desktop and laptop computers, but I know screenshots can be taken with smartphones. If there is a way to stop it, great. If there isn't, I guess I'll just have to deal with it. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Shark
"12 significant photographs in any one year is a good crop".
Ansel Adams


www.pbs131.smugmug.com

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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,220 moderator
    edited May 2, 2016
    screen shots can be taken on any medium, phones or computers. Right click protection does not stop someone from using a tool to grab a screen shot.

    I just took a look at your site and the galleries that I looked at limit the viewing size to medium. That's really not large enough to do much with the photos. You might consider adding a watermark (although I believe those can be cloned out as well). You might also consider adding a copyright to your photo files.

    --- Denise
  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2016
    Hi Shark,

    Denise is spot on, screen grabs can't be blocked. However, limiting the display size and using a watermark is a good place to start.

    You can see more about using watermarks here: http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93343

    If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask, we are always happy to help!
    Christina Dale
    SmugMug Support Specialist - www.help.smugmug.com

    http://www.phyxiusphotos.com
    Equine Photography in Maryland - Dressage, Eventing, Hunters, Jumpers
  • SharkShark Registered Users Posts: 282 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2016
    screen shots can be taken on any medium, phones or computers. Right click protection does not stop someone from using a tool to grab a screen shot.

    I just took a look at your site and the galleries that I looked at limit the viewing size to medium. That's really not large enough to do much with the photos. You might consider adding a watermark (although I believe those can be cloned out as well). You might also consider adding a copyright to your photo files.

    --- Denise

    Thank you Denise. Yes, I make my photos smaller on my site for that very reason. Too small to do anything with. I have put watermarks on my photos in the past, but at times it detracted from the photo for people to choose which ones they wanted. The watermark was sometimes over a critical area of the photograph. How do I add a copyright to my photo files?
    "12 significant photographs in any one year is a good crop".
    Ansel Adams


    www.pbs131.smugmug.com
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,220 moderator
    edited May 4, 2016
    Shark wrote: »
    How do I add a copyright to my photo files?
    I have a preset in Lightroom that I use to add a copyright to the files.

    --- Denise
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