AI Rate Professor

Photography

Dale Anderson

PHOTO30 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
80/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you love photography and can commit serious time; expect a demanding but inspiring studio experience.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate PhotographerDemanding WorkloadAmazing LecturesTough but FairHands-On Studio
  • Students praise decades of industry experience and .
  • PHOTO30 is technical and extremely workload-heavy, almost a full-time job.
  • yet still tough and fair on standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Passing is realistic if you attend and do the work, but reviews stress it is no easy class and grades require heavy effort.

All ; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The course is described as very demanding and technical with complex studio skills to master.

All ; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and note skipping hurts success.

All ; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

86/100

, and fair toughness.

All ; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

yet also tough but fair, with kindness about mistakes and constructive reviews.

Format shift

All ; no online reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

20/100

Students say PHOTO30 is a ton of work and basically a full-time job.

Format shift

All ; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

, and industry experience stand out across reviews.

Format shift

All ; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Studio projects, participation, group work, and reviews appear to drive the .

Format shift

All ; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PHOTO30 is passion-driven and technically demanding with strong lectures and .

Main concern

Massive workload and .

What students said

“This class is A TON of work and is basically a full time job.”
PHOTO30
“His demos are fun, he has the ability to deliver the complex information in a fun and easy to understand way.”
PHOTO30
“Tough but fair.”
PHOTO30

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews emphasize projects, demos, and studio critiques rather than traditional proctored exams.

Studio ReviewsProject BasedParticipation MattersConstructive Critiques

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment centers on projects, participation, and .

Studio ReviewsProjectsParticipation
“ and at the reviews.”
PHOTO30
“As long as you do the work and attend class you should be able to pass, but this is by no means an easy class.”
PHOTO30

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Anderson is an extremely passionate and dedicated professor who clearly has a lot of love for his craft.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting passion and heavy studio workload. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“decades of being a successful commercial photographer and years of teaching are the key to this teacher being amazing.”

📚 Workload Reality

20/100

“This class is A TON of work and is basically a full time job.”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“Tough but fair.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His demos are fun
  • Amazing lectures
  • encourages his students to learn and explore.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Tough but fair.
  • by no means an easy class
  • basically a full time job.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews limit confidence despite consistent praise for passion and workload intensity.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHOTO304 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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