To be honest, I don't think you'll find it satisfactory. I never have - it's hard to read.
It's better to have all-black text with a white stroke around it; or all-white text with a black stroke around it.
There are two stages to this. First, in raw, you can partially reduce it by doing this.
Once you've done that to the best that Lightroom can manage, post a 100% crop for me and we'll talk about the Photoshop steps.
Oh!!! I can't see it in your video, but I bet you have the bloody "Auto Select Layer" checkbox checked in the Options Bar for your Move Tool!
Yep, I just glimpsed it. That's the problem.
Hi Chelsea,
First, have you read this?
This is not apples-with-apples. You'll need a more appropriately-lit photo of your own, or a link to a different photo with light like yours.
Yeah, I'd say so too.
Take a screenshot or two of the images on your website, paste the screenshot into PS, then measure their size. I reckon they're only around 1000px. Which means your files are four times bigger than they need to be.
I beg you to reconsider this. It's the direct opposite of the real purpose of watermarking - that is, to prevent image theft. If you have your watermark in the border, it's not stopping ANYONE stealing your photos and cropping off the border.