AI Rate Professor

Photography

Dave Eichinger

PHOT135 · PHOTO105 · PHOTO100 · PHOTO102 · PHOTO135 · PHOTO200A · PHOTO101 · PHOTO203 · PHOT100 · PHOTO265 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

willing to put in the hours and care about craft.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirational MentorGreat FeedbackPortfolio BuilderPassionate PhotographerWorth The Work
  • Students overwhelmingly call him one of the and a life-changing mentor.
  • Expect real effort, reshoots, and portfolio standards rather than a free A.
  • Critiques, labs, and personal guidance are the core of learning, not dry lectures alone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

An A is reachable if you reshoot, participate, and give full effort, but slackers get marked down.

Online allows reshoots; in-person stresses portfolio perfection and hours of shooting.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Photography craft is taught deeply with creative challenges that feel hard without being arbitrary busywork.

Both formats call it challenging in a good way; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Absences cost learning and grades because critiques and labs are central to the course.

In-person comments emphasize being on time; online still expects participation.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Near-universal praise and a 100 percent would-take-again signal make him a department standout.

Online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Tough but constructive critiques reward full effort and improvement more than .

Format shift

; in-person perfectionism is stricter.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Students report long hours shooting, printing, and building portfolios that demand real time.

Format shift

; online still expects serious shooting work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

, and career mentoring dominate almost all reviews.

Format shift

A few older in-person critics exist, but the overall teaching praise is exceptionally strong.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on shoots, critiques, labs, and portfolios rather than traditional sit-down exams.

Format shift

True across online and in-person photography sections.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and portfolios you are proud of, with a few notes about tough grading or favorites.

Main concern

and perfectionist standards punish slackers.

What students said

“THE EICH MAN 11/10 PROFESSOR LEGIT THE ONLY REASON I GO TO SCHOOL IS BECAUSE OF HIS CLASSES.”
PHOT135
“Dave is probably the .”
PHOTO100
“ if you just want to slack off and have fun; his class requires a lot of work and time, but .”
PHOTO100

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and chances to reshoot for better grades.

Main concern

You still need to participate and put real passion into shooting.

What students said

“You have plenty of .”
PHOT100
“ ! He had great communication through online - made you feel as if you were in a class setting.”
PHOTO105
“ every step if you having any difficulties.”
PHOTO105

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Learning is assessed through critiques and portfolios with chances to improve work, not strict proctored exams.

Critique BasedReshoot OpportunitiesPortfolio FocusLab Participation

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment is critique and portfolio driven with class discussion of student work.

In-Class CritiquesPortfolio ReviewLab Days
“I really love how he grades, displaying everyone's work and talking it out with the class.”
PHOTO135
“Everyone shows off the skills they learned when portfolio time comes around.”
PHOTO135

Online

Online students highlight reshoot chances and .

Reshoot OpportunitiesAssignment Feedback
“You have plenty of .”
PHOT100
“ and I learned a lot.”
PHOTO105

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Eich is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, highlighting mentorship, portfolio rigor, and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

92/100

“Dave is probably the , and I completed my master's degree several years ago.”

❤️ Mentorship

90/100

“Even after I finished all of my classes, he has continued to mentor me.”

📸 Effort Required

34/100

“his class requires a lot of work and time, but .”

👍

96/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His passion for teaching is obvious
  • He will answer your questions in a way that makes it click
  • He's fun and wise. He really knows his photo

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It's an easy A if you really like photo and work for it
  • Eich is a , but once the class started to roll out, I enjoyed it
  • you will have to spend hours to get good quality photos you are proud of

Theme 3

💡 About Impact

  • His classes is life changing experience
  • he helped me falling in love with photography
  • I would purposely fail

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews over many years show highly consistent enthusiasm and detailed teaching examples, with very few outliers.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 58
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHOTO13513 reviews
PHOTO1009 reviews
PHOT1354 reviews
PHOT1003 reviews
PHOTO1012 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1