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Photography

Shane Anderson

PHOTO150 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take PHOTO150 with him if you want a supportive, project-driven photography class with helpful critiques.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHelpful critiquesProject-basedConstructive feedbackFun lecturesAlways willing to help
  • Strong, constructive critiques help students improve regardless of starting level.
  • Five photo projects with class critiques form the core workload.
  • Lectures can drag on technical camera topics but remain enjoyable overall.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Two As and one B show solid grades are reachable with project work and critiques, not a free A.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

though technique lectures and multi-image projects require steady work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

, so policy is unclear or changed.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

and call him a great or excellent instructor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

Constructive critiques and A/B outcomes; .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Five photo projects of 4-10 images each plus class critiques is a steady but manageable load.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Consistently helpful, constructive, and makes class fun while teaching technique through critiques.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

and critiques rather than traditional exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person PHOTO150 with , and a helpful constructive instructor.

Main concern

Attendance reports conflict and lectures can feel long on technical gear topics.

What students said

“Great teacher. Always willing to help you and .”
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“5 photo projects consisting of anywhere from 4-10 pictures and then critique in front of the class.”
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“Excellent instructor. Made the class fun and enjoyable.”
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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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Assessment is project and critique based; reviews do not describe closed-book or proctored exams.

Project portfoliosIn-class critiquesNo formal exams mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person PHOTO150 uses multi-image projects and public critiques instead of traditional exams.

Photo projectsClass critiques
“5 photo projects consisting of anywhere from 4-10 pictures and then critique in front of the class.”
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“Miss lectures about techniques. Learn a lot from critiques.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Doesn't matter what level you are starting at, he's always constructive.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Great teacher. Always willing to help you and .”

📸 Project Learning

88/100

“5 photo projects consisting of anywhere from 4-10 pictures and then critique in front of the class.”

👍 Recommendation

92/100

“Excellent instructor. Made the class fun and enjoyable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Always willing to help you and .
  • he's always constructive.
  • Made the class fun and enjoyable.

Theme 2

📷

  • 5 photo projects consisting of anywhere from 4-10 pictures and then critique in front of the class.
  • Learn a lot from critiques.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Can drag on a bit with some of the lectures about camera nerdy stuff, but its still fun.
  • Doesn't matter what level you are starting at

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Three consistent in-person reviews from 2014-2016 with solid detail but a small sample.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHOTO1503 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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