DebAnn wrote:
Well, a painted image, more often than not, includes much more texture from brush strokes, etc so it's easier to "hide" a signature.
I have both paintings and photographs on my walls and I notice that signatures disappear in the paintings. However, most frameable photos are crisp and clear, especially portraits and landscapes, so the signature, which, due its digital nature is also clear, tends to stand out. It's not a difficult concept to understand. Photographers often want to include their signature because they believe it helps to protect their image ownership. But, as previously noted by another hogger, such signatures are easily removed by people in the know.
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The signature is pretty easy to see in this one. And just like signing a painting, the signature isn't there as some foolproof means of protection, it's there to let people know who created the artwork.