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Photography

Michael Quinn

PHOTO54 · PHOT54 · PHOTO50 · PHOT50 · PHOT1 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you will talk to him and care about photographic seeing; avoid if you want warm intro-level hand-holding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizingKnowledgeableCondescending RiskEasy A PossibleComposition Focused
  • some call him highly knowledgeable and great at critiques, others call him condescending with pointless lectures.
  • Several students say the class is an easy A even when they feel they learned little.
  • if you engage him and want artistic seeing; if you want basic camera how-to without friction.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Multiple students explicitly call it an easy A, and one says they got an A despite expecting a B when they showed dedication.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Average difficulty is low and students rarely describe heavy content load, focusing more on attitude and lectures.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation hinges on whether students connect with his artistic style or experience him as an elitist snob.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students report easy As and nicer grades when they show engagement, with .

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Workload

Light

70/100

Comments emphasize critique and seeing over heavy busywork or harsh project load.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Half the class praises deep expertise and critiques; half finds lectures pointless and tone condescending.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and projects more than formal exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

praise and complaints about condescension and weak lectures.

Main concern

Condescending tone and lectures some students find useless, despite easy grades for others.

What students said

“Awesome teacher. He really knows his stuff, gives great critiques”
PHOT54
“He talks like you know everything about photography when its only an intro class.”
PHOTO50
“very condescending and doesn't help you with anything. it's easy to get an A but I was hoping to learn how to be a better photographer.”
PHOT1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize critiques and hard testing detail.

Critique FocusedProject Oriented

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments focus on critiques and learning to .

CritiquesComposition Emphasis
“gives great critiques, pretty much any problem with developing he would be able to assist me pretty much spot on accuracy.”
PHOT54

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“very condescending and doesn't help you with anything. it's easy to get an A but I was hoping to learn how to be a better photographer. no such luck”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting polarization between expertise praise and condescension complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Mr Quinn was probably the most knowledgable and .”

😤 Condescension Risk

30/100

“makes you feel like crap if you don't understand something.”

🅰️ Easy Grade

80/100

“easy A”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

45/100

“He's a great teacher, just give him a chance by TALKING TO HIM.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He emphasizes being able to "see" (compose frames) analyze the scenery.
  • His lectures were informative and interesting.
  • Lectures are pointless dont understand what hes saying

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • As long as you show him your dedication, he will grade you nicely.
  • it's easy to get an A but I was hoping to learn how to be a better photographer.
  • easy A

Theme 3

😤 About Personality

  • he is a typical art snob with a liberal elitist mentallity.
  • When you ask a question he can be very condesending.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

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Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
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Course coverage

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