AI Rate Professor

Photography

Ann Shamel

PHOTOI · PHOTO1 · PHOTO101 · PHOTO4400 · PHOT1 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you already know basic camera skills and can learn from the book, because lecture clarity is hit or miss.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPassionate PhotographerUnclear LecturerPop QuizzesPolarizingGentle Critiques
  • Strong photographer with real passion but lectures are often
  • Grading and tone feel fair to some and harsh or condescending to others
  • Reading the book and solid grade

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and , but others call her harsh, unfair, or hard to please.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is intro photography, but some students feel she assumes prior camera knowledge and lectures are .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews , though class conversation and pop quizzes reward showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Roughly half call her fantastic and fair while .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and ; others call her unfair, harsh, or crushingly critical.

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Projects are doable if you read the book, but and listening carefully still matter.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students admire her passion and portfolio, yet many say she or .

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and a final that some call hard and others easy.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person photo classes feel passion-driven but uneven: and tough critique vibes for others.

Main concern

Scatterbrained lecturing and occasional condescending feedback can .

What students said

“Just follow instructions and read the book and you'll get an A.”
PHOTO4400
“Very scatter brainy. well. .”
PHOT1
“horrible teacher do not take her class. ”
PHOTO1

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect and an in-person final whose difficulty students describe inconsistently.

Pop QuizzesRead the BookIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Pop quizzes reward reading and attention; finals are sometimes called easy and sometimes difficult.

Pop QuizzesBook-Based QuizzesIn-Person Final
“Pop quizzes so and pay attention to her conversation in class”
PHOTO1
“ and she . read your text!”
PHOTO1
“Fieldtrip was great and the .”
PHOTO1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Just follow instructions and read the book and you'll get an A. She lets you be as creative as possible with your assignments. Fantastic Professor!”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2014, balancing praise for passion with repeated clarity complaints. Credibility rating: High.

📸 Teaching Clarity Split

48/100

“Very scatter brainy. well. . Good photographer, just not a very good teacher.”

📘 Path to an A

55/100

“Just follow instructions and read the book and you'll get an A.”

⚠️ Harsh Critique Risk

40/100

“if you have a passion for will be sorry”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ann is obviously passionate about art/photography. She's not a great lecturer however.
  • She is a great photographer and does this thing once in awhile where she
  • . Great person but not very good teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She grades pretty easily.
  • Those who got bad grades were terrible
  • she is also really unfair and harsh

Theme 3

📷 About Class Experience

  • You should know at least something about your camera before this class
  • Pop quizes scare me and everyone else but she says she doesn't grade much on them
  • Very helpful introductory photo teacher.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed in-person reviews span many years with , though opinions are strongly split.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHOTO111 reviews
PHOT11 review
PHOTO1011 review
PHOTO44001 review
PHOTOI1 review

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