> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.9pic.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Photo Branding

> Watermarks, the event banner, and the custom landing page for your photo gallery.

## Overview

The **Branding** tab controls how your event looks to participants. It has three cards: **Watermark & Branding**, **Banner Configuration**, and **Custom Landing Page**. Set branding up *before* you process photos, because watermarks are burned in during processing.

<Frame caption="Photo Branding tab">
  <img src="https://assets.9pic.ai/docs/dashboard-guide/photos/branding-tab.webp" alt="Photo Branding tab showing Watermark and Branding, Banner Configuration, and Custom Landing Page cards" />
</Frame>

## Watermark & Branding

The watermark card summarises how many watermarks are configured and for which orientations (portrait, landscape, or both). Click **Configure Watermark** to open the watermark editor, where you can:

* Upload separate art for **portrait** and **landscape** photos.
* Position, size, and set the transparency of the mark.
* Preview the result before processing.

<Warning>
  Watermarks are embedded into photos during **processing**. If you change a watermark after photos are processed, you must re-process those photos for the new mark to appear.
</Warning>

## Banner Configuration

Click **Configure Banner** to open the banner modal and upload a hero image for the public event page. The banner can be enabled or disabled per event without deleting the image, so you can reuse it later.

<Frame caption="Banner configuration modal">
  <img src="https://assets.9pic.ai/docs/dashboard-guide/photos/banner-config-modal.webp" alt="Banner Configuration modal showing the enable banner toggle, banner image URL field, upload button, and cancel/save actions" />
</Frame>

## Custom Landing Page

The **Custom Landing Page** card adds an organiser-themed story section to the live 9Pic Photo page. Its badge shows **Enabled** or **Disabled**, and the body shows the selected template (or "No template selected yet"). Click **Configure Landing Page** to choose a template, add story content, reorder sections, and preview how it appears to participants.

## Recommended Flow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Configure your watermark first">
    Set up portrait and landscape art so every processed photo carries the right branding.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate a preview">
    From [Photo Overview](/dashboard-guide/photos/overview), use **Generate Preview** in Step 1 to verify placement.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Process only after the preview looks right">
    Run **Process Photos** once you're happy with the watermark preview.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Common Questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Why don't I see my watermark on processed photos?">
    Generate a preview from the Overview tab first, then process. Watermarks only appear on photos processed *after* the watermark was configured.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I disable the banner without deleting it?">
    Yes. Toggle the banner off in the modal and the image is kept for later use.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I need separate portrait and landscape watermarks?">
    You can upload both. If you provide both, 9Pic applies the right one to each photo based on its orientation.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Photo Overview" icon="images" href="/dashboard-guide/photos/overview">
    Generate watermark previews and process photos.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configuration" icon="gear" href="/dashboard-guide/photos/configuration">
    Search methods, display options, and downloads.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>