AI Rate Professor

Photography

Edward Heckerman

PHOTO240 · PHOTO252 · PHOTO100 · PHOT240 · PHOTO102 · PHOTOGRAPHY · EXPERPHOT · PHOTO101 · PHOT100 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
37/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want demanding critique-based photography instruction and can handle strict standards.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery CriticalHigh ExpectationsStrict GraderPhotography MentorPolarizing
  • Reviews are sharply divided between students who value his demanding critiques and students who feel disrespected or unsupported.
  • He appears best for serious photography students and can handle high standards.
  • Grades and workload can feel harsh because he is picky, expects effort, and often pushes students to redo work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A is possible for serious students, but , and heavy effort demands.

The single online review suggests advanced expectations, while .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The course can be intellectually and creatively demanding because he expects artistic meaning, technical quality, and constant improvement.

Online evidence says intro expectations felt advanced, while and perfectionist standards.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews do , but critique participation and bringing work on time seem important.

In-person reviews stress showing work for critique, while the online review .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation depends heavily on whether students want strict artistic critique or need a gentler, more supportive teacher.

The online review is negative, while and strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Many students call him picky, hard, perfectionist, or .

Format shift

, but the strongest evidence comes from in-person critiques and redo demands.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students mention lots of materials, significant time taking photos, critique preparation, and high-effort projects.

Format shift

, while in-person reviews describe time, materials, and critique demands.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Some students praise his expertise and honesty, but many report poor teaching, yelling, disrespect, or lack of help.

Format shift

Online teaching seems limited by prerecorded videos, while and harsh behavior.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

12/100

Reviews and evaluation centers on photo assignments, projects, critiques, and prints.

Format shift

and project work rather than exam-based assessment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

be inspiring and helpful but also strict, picky, and sometimes disrespectful.

Main concern

Students who dislike harsh critique or rigid standards may have a poor experience.

What students said

“ .”
PHOTO100
“He is very critical and expects all your work to have artist meaning.”
PHOT240
“He's not a good instructor.”
PHOTO240

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The only online review says expectations felt advanced for an intro class and help was mostly redirected to office hours.

Main concern

Online support may feel limited when students need direct help beyond prerecorded videos.

What students said

“it felt like the expectations he had for this class, was the same for his more advanced classes.”
PHOTOGRAPHY
“we were taught using pre-recorded videos.”
PHOTOGRAPHY

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because reviews explicitly say the class has no tests or quizzes and relies on photo work.

No Tests Or QuizzesAssignment-Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or quizzes and homework is taking pictures.

No Tests Or QuizzesPhoto Homework
“He doesn't give tests or quizzes and .”
PHOTO100

Online

The online review mentions but does not clearly prove tests, quizzes, proctoring, .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you are passionate about photography.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting polarized themes in , and teaching support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Amazing teacher. His voice is very monotone and yes, he does have high expectations, but that shouldn't discourage you from taking the class.”

⚖️

24/100

“If you worked so hard on your photos, he would really try to find a mistake and .”

📈 Course Fit

45/100

“If you're serious about the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is highly intelligent and passionate about photography.
  • Very monotone. only laughs at his own jokes.
  • . If you ask him a question he really doesn't answer it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • pretty picky
  • He has high expectations but why shouldn't he?

Theme 3

🧭 About Critique Culture

  • His critiques are not designed to hurt your feelings, but rather to inspire you and to challenge your perception of everything.
  • He is very critical and expects all your work to have artist meaning.
  • He doesn't respect the students or the work you produce.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews over many years provide rich but polarized evidence, with stronger confidence for in-person than online.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PHOTO10011 reviews
PHOTO2404 reviews
PHOT1002 reviews
PHOTO2522 reviews
PHOTOGRAPHY2 reviews
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EXPERPHOT1 review
PHOT2401 review
PHOTO1011 review
PHOTO1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1