So I am currently in Athens, originally from Cincinnati, but I have my car here this week. One of my assignments for class is to go out and photograph "emotion." I figured I could find something interesting 1.5 hours away in Columbus, but to be honest I haven't been to Columbus in years except to go to the airport when I wanted to fly Southwest instead of Delta at CVG. Anyone have any advice on what I should go see in Columbus with my camera? Or should I just park somewhere and explore all day?

Downtown, German Village, OSU, Short North

There are a lot of great parks in Columbus, all of them jam-packed with emotion. Goodale Park (Short North Area) and Schiller Park (German Village area) can get quite crowded on a nice afternoon. Another locus of people-watching in the Short North area is North Market. This <a href="http://columbusretrometro.com/urbanneighborhoods/commdistneigh.cfm">map</a> at Columbus Retro Metro will give you a good idea of where these neighborhoods begin and end. Happy shooting!

The airport is a fantastic place for watching emotions come out. Also, I would suggest the Ohio State University campus and surrounding areas, especially the stretch of High St. bordering the campus.

The airport is a fantastic place for watching emotions come out.

 

Especially when CMH_Downtown is on shift.

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Downtown, German Village, OSU, Short North

 

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Thanks for the advice everyone. On those who suggested the airport, thats something I was thinking about but was worried about being hassled by security. Think it'll be a problem?

As long as you don't photograph anything security-related, like the TSA checkpoints or the CTX machines, you should be fine. Or, just call the airport and say you'd like to take photos in the terminal for a class project, that way they'll know ahead of time. I've done it before they've been okay with it.