Damien Symonds

What?

I doubt it. It'll probably mess with your logo size and position.

That's right. But that's slowing everyone down.

Phew!

If you make your web images 1050px, instead of your outrageous 2188, your website will run faster.

While you're at it, turn off the "Show Transform Controls" one as well, if you like. That thing irritates me. (But I know some people love it)

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.

Great!!! That will make your website load a LOT faster.

Um ... the close-up doesn't match the photo ...

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.

Sure! https://www.hightail.com/u/BellePhotography

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.

Ok, well I know Facebook's maximum size is smaller than that. Not sure about Instagram. May I have a link to your website?

Where are you posting them?

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.

Gosh, are you sure about those dimensions? That's VERY big for a web-sized image.

Well, if you leave it flat, then no, no noise needed. But if you add some gradation to it, yes, you'll also need to add noise.

Does it need a next step? It think it's looking good.

I don't really understand what you're saying, but it seems that you're trying to do this too fast. Take care with each step, make sure you have the right tool and the right layer selected.

Focal plane blur can be saved to a small degree. But this looks like motion blur, and no, I don't know of a way to rescue motion blur.

Very normal, sadly, yes. http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/03/bit-about-soft-proofing.html

No, please follow the 100% crop instructions I provided. But even from that small screenshot, I can see the focus isn't very good

May I see the quality up close? Show me a 100% crop.

This is somewhat relevant, and quite important: http://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/07/order-of-layers-for-complex-pixel-edits.html

See, it's the Background copy layer you have to be on! Then draw your marquee selection, and Ctrl J, so that the new chunk is ABOVE the Bg copy layer. I suspect what you've been doing is creating and moving the chunk UNDER the BG copy layer, and it's been there just fine, but you haven't been able to see it!