Professor: Fred Lonidier
Department: Fine Arts
College: University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If it weren't for the TA's, this class would have been completely useless. As it is the lectures were a waste of time - if you don't have to take this class, don't bother.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Horrible professor. Aside from teaching basically nothing about photography he would go off on tangents and then start discussing something that didn't connect with anything else he had previously said. His sentences actually did not connect nor did his ideas. His own TAs were openly disagreeing with him in class.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I will not take another class from this man. This was supposed to be an intro to photography class - if I didn't already know my way around a camera, I would have been completely lost. He might have strong opinions on social issues but he isn't a very good photographer, technically speaking, and he can't teach even the basics.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Does not teach what's in the course description. He doesn't even seem to care much at all for photography technique -- just social issues. He doesn't even care how photography technique relates to social issues -- he assumes "it's obvious." Pretty useless as a photography instructor.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Lonider does not teach. I was excited to learn about basic photography from this course, yet I haven't even learned that much. He lectures more about sociology than he does about photography, and he is even worse at that than he is at taking pictures. In fact he just said, "I don't know how to teach lighting and composition." Do not take him.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I have not learned anything from his lectures which are random and politically focused. May as well have bought a book and taught myself. I would only take this course if it were a requirement (Vis Media). Very expensive materials, not worth the time or $$.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I'm not exactly sure what is wrong with everybody... I find Fred's teaching very interesting... I actually pay attention and take notes, and I've learned a lot.... When it comes to Photoshop, he teaches the basics, but you really need to dive into the book if you want to be an expert... Anyway, as a science major, this class is very refreshing :)
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He doesn't appear to know what he's doing when it comes to digital photography, or at least working a computer.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: VIS164
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
totally open ended class. no due dates, no specific assignements. this professor is a very smart guy who expects his students to make art because they care about it, not so that they can achieve a certain GPA. I can't imagine doing badly in this class, but there were quite a few students with attrocious and awfully boring work.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Worst professor I have ever had. I am a die hard liberal and he makes me want to vote Republican and go out and bust unions. Totally out of touch and just an awful teacher. Didn't learn a single thing about photography from this class. His "lectures" are also mysoginistic and hopelessly outdated - consider yourself warned!
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice professor. Boring but he could be very helpful if you ask questions. I think he did a nice job introducing photography from different aspects, though he did spend way too many time discussing social, political, union worker issues over in Tijuanna. The TAs make up all the great experiences. This is really the only class I enjoy this quarter.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I loved the "I'm an 'on the hoof' photographer" demonstrations. Always gotta have the camera ready, man. TAs in this class were awesome!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
bizarre. passionate about border issues. unfortunately not quite as passionate about teaching kids anything practical about photography.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
bad teacher who is teaching the wrong subject. about 20% of the class was about anything relevant to shooting photos and doing photography. He also sends a lot of junk mail. He's nice but he doesn't do his job right. He also gave us two 6 print photo assignments. I would consider that far too much for a beginning photo class. He didn't
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
rude and not helpful. didn't know what to teach during lecture. hates to help students. thinks students bug. thank god for TAs.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he's a photography professor? he didn't know what to teach to students. i had to ask my TA to clarify everything. thank god for TAs.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: VIS60
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
fred was insightful and students dont know anything. his work seems to be a it wordy for a photographer though. as a teacher he was good
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: VA165
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
boooooooorrrrriiiinnnng... i dropped the class as soon as i got him.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: VIS165
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Totally boring and he treats us like we don't know anything.
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