Having trouble deciding on using a descriptive watermark or more of a logo for my photographs. Which to use?

Granted, I know how tempting it is to "brand" your work and get notoriety, doing this the wrong way can be a big mistake. For actual prints of the photos, sign the back or on a part of the margin that would normally be covered by matte board when framed. A massed produced logo or website-plug on the actual photos is sort of tacky. The only exceptions I can think of is if you are referring to an online portfolio, but even then it can be easily over done (just stay way from logos, its like wearing a big cheesy gold necklace).

Personally, when I see an artist who plasters their name/website/whatever all over their work like its worth 10 billion dollars, I find it amateurish and it a bit pretentious to be honest. None of this I am saying in malice toward you, I am just trying to keep you from making a rookie mistake. Remember, if the space on a canvas/photo were a plot of land, treat it like it is a wildlife reserve. This is not a space for billboards, parking lots, or ATMs...it's a piece of art. The notoriety and money will come if you make yourself known in the right ways (good art, good portfolio, gallery showings, online art competitions, project grants, and an impressive resume.)

I guess writing your website address can be a good idea, at least people know where to go if they found your picture somewhere on the web and want to see more from you. The logo is fine, but as you're not famous yet, no one knows what it means. Maybe you could mix both, and put the logo on the left of the text. Anyway, as long as it doesn't totally stand out when looking at the picture, it's fine. You don't want to disfigure a nice picture with a watermark!

I would advise you to buy the robertcphotography.com domain name, use it in your watermark and make it point to your current website at weebly (might cost USD15/year, you'll even have emails @robertcphotography.com). That way if someday you want to move your website from weebly to somewhere else, you'll just need to make robertcphotography.com point to your new website.