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This was the second week of the new Art Challenge (Theme: The World Inside). I managed to create a new image despite the lighting obstacles in our dark apartment only to be presented with trying to decide how to title my new work.<\/strong><\/p>\n I photographed one on my late mother\u2019s scarves.\u00a0 It was a red and gray scarf with an abstract fall design.\u00a0 Because the scarf was not reflective I was able to compensate for the low light conditions by using the camera\u2019s flash.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Most of my greeting card designs are for the Christmas holiday or birthdays and I thought that in the next few weeks it would be beneficial to add a few other designs. <\/strong><\/p>\n Deciding that this week\u2019s design would be a sympathy card I changed the colors on the scarf from bright red to a reddish brown.\u00a0 Red just didn\u2019t seem appropriate somehow.<\/strong><\/p>\n Photo software enabled the color change as well as an elongated text box for the message.\u00a0 After adding the message with the text tool it was time to title the image, write up a description or back story and list tags before uploading on the web site.<\/strong><\/p>\n The title presented me with a new challenge.\u00a0 Although the message was a vague one that could be sent after the passing of a loved one or beloved pet, a natural disaster or any other traumatic event in someone\u2019s life, should I call this a Sympathy or Condolence message?<\/strong><\/p>\n I confess that I had to research to learn the difference between the two.\u00a0 My understanding of the several definitions I read is that sympathy is more personal, more informal and it conveys that the sender might relate to what the recipient is feeling or experiencing.<\/strong><\/p>\n The title for this week\u2019s new image became simply Sympathy Message.<\/strong><\/p>\n There are many times that I struggle with finding the \u201cright\u201d title for my images. On the one hand a title that contains one or more of your tags (also called keywords) makes the image easier to find in an internet search.\u00a0 But art collectors seem to like catchy or humorous titles when appropriate.<\/strong><\/p>\n This week\u2019s image did not appear to favor using a humorous or catchy title so I used one of my tags in the title.<\/strong><\/p>\n One challenge completed with the creative side this week , overcoming low lighting in creating the image and a second challenge completed, researching Sympathy versus Condolences for the title. <\/strong><\/p>\n