When beginning this project I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I picked my big idea of Freedom and began my thought process. I figured the topic of freedom would be easy to capture. When I started I wanted to keep with the thought of the United States being a free country and I would use that for motivation to do this project.
Once I began this project I began to run into some problems. I started taking pictures and I could not get what I wanted. I focused mainly on the USA flag as a sign of freedom. But after a lot of thought I changed my direction on where I wanted to go. I did focus one of my pictures on the flag because it signals freedom to me but I wanted to change my take on the next two. I decided to go with a picture of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and also a picture of the oval here at OSU. Along with the pictures themselves I put quotes with them. I chose the quote "We must be willing to pay a price for freedom" by H.L. Mencken for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I did this because there are so many soldiers that have given their life and have not been found and I am very grateful for everything that they have sacrificed. For the oval I chose the quote "only the educated are free" by Epictetus. This means a lot to me because we all enjoy the freedom to choose what we do with our lives. This includes picking where we go to school. The oval is a major symbol for Ohio state so I thought a picture of it was appropriate.
After I finished my project I was very pleased with the final pictures. Although they are simple, I put a lot of time and thought in to it. These pictures represent what freedom means to me and I also feel others will feel the same. Freedom is not something we are guaranteed and I am very happy to live in a country that I am offered it every day. I hope everyone can relate to these pictures and get a sense of pride for the freedom we are given.
Thank you all,
Tyler Thines
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