Reviews of professor Tara Champion

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Tara was wonderful in my photo 111 class. She helped push me in a new direction with photography and inspired me to try different things. It was refreshing to have her worldly, non biased/judgmental perspective. She will push you, but it is only to build you up because she sees the potential you have.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
It took me up until the last two weeks of class to master printing in the darkroom. I suggest scheduling so you have at least two hours in your day every day to work in the darkroom. If your like me and not in any way artistic and just need an art credit take ART100 instead.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
No lectures but the class is structured with weekly writing (usually 200-500 words) and a weekly discussion post. Sometimes the writing assignment is just an art project instead. Not a hard class but there it is more heavy on reading and writing as opposed to making art which isn't bad but its good to be aware of.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Tara is an awesome prof. she is very personal with her students and tries to engage with everyone. She is always willing to help out in and out of class for any question, and is truly wanting you to succeed. I took both her digital photo 111 and b/w photo 101 :-)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Easy Class. Weekly assignments consist of 1 Test, Video Assignment, and an Art studio project. All the test answers are on Quizlet which is easy to study. You usually will answer a few questions from the video assignment with a minimum of 75 words per question. Art studios are easy. There is a Mid-term and Final Paper and 2 discussion boards. :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I  loved this prof. they are really respectful and never made me feel bad about my work, even though I hadn't used a camera since middle school and was not very good at it. made you feel valid and heard and gave clear instructions. could easily ask for help, not judgmental, grade well, there is a textbook but to be honest I never even opened it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The content was interesting, even for me who has little knowledge or interest in art. The workload was appropriate. The instructor responds quickly to questions, with precise answers. The instructor gives examples of assignments, so the expectations are clear. I am a student with ADD and Instructor Champion's way of teaching worked well for me.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
LECTURE HEAVY! You will spend lots of hours photoshopping your photos whether you want to or not. All class is, are lectures. No time in class to work on anything. Lectures are long and boring.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is very critical about work. She will critic really hard until you practically fail the assignment. Her lectures are long and boring. I feel like these lectures have no meaning to me or anyone in the class. Not to mention how she throws politics in to most of her lectures. Do not take this class if you want a GPA.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't take this class, she will grade you down no matter what