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Photography

Raymond Elstad

PHOT150 · PHOTO100 · PHOTO150 · PHOT100 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you enjoy sarcastic mentoring and can self-direct; otherwise results vary a lot.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSarcastic humorHit-or-miss teachingHelpful when engagedPhotoshop-heavy focusPolarizing experience
  • Reviews split sharply between funny helpful mentor and
  • Students who click with his sarcasm often praise growth and support
  • Critics say he skips core photo skills and can kill interest in the subject

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Difficulty ratings stay moderate and help is available, but redoing work and uneven instruction mean an A is not automatic.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro photo content is not described as conceptually brutal, though teaching quality can make it feel harder than it should.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

50/100

One review says he got upset when students were absent, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half the reviews strongly recommend him for humor and help, while the rest .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

He has allowed makeup work after equipment issues, but comments .

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Students mention assignments, redoing photos, and textbook or handouts without describing an extreme workload.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Praise for humor, passion, and help is offset by repeated complaints of poor instruction, laziness, and disorganization.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and skill practice more than formal exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person photography courses produce strongly mixed experiences, from top funniest teacher to waste of time.

Main concern

Some students leave feeling he taught little photography technique and seemed disengaged.

What students said

“Probably in the top ten most funniest teachers i have ever had.”
PHOT150
“This teacher isn't very helpful and he doesn't teach very well.”
PHOT150
“He had NO class plan whatsoever and .”
PHOTO100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews do and focus instead on photography assignments and handouts.

Assignment-based assessmentHandouts reduce textbook need

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and handouts more than formal exams, so .

Assignment-focusedHelpful handouts
“He gives good hand outs that almost eliminate the need for the textbook”
PHOT100
“he allowed me to ”
PHOT100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Probably in the top ten most funniest teachers i have ever had. ... Awesome teach. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 polarized in-person photography reviews. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“This teacher isn't very helpful and he doesn't teach very well.”

😂 Humor & Personality

78/100

“he has and incredible sense of humor, is very informative and is quite passonet about photography”

👎 Polarizing Experience

40/100

“I'm a digital imaging major and this teacher made me hate photography all semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He will help you with a photo if you ever need it
  • He had NO class plan whatsoever and
  • He doesn't teach you a thing about taking photos

Theme 2

😂 About Personality

  • Probably in the top ten most funniest teachers i have ever had
  • hilarious guy if you have a sarcastic sense of humor
  • he used a lot of inappropriate words

Theme 3

📈 About Learning Outcomes

  • made me love photography even more!
  • I was looking forward to becoming a better photographer. Oh well.
  • this teacher made me hate photography all semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews from 2006-2013 are detailed but highly polarized, which lowers consistency despite decent sample depth.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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Course coverage

PHOT1503 reviews
PHOTO1003 reviews
PHOT1002 reviews
PHOTO1501 review

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