Spring 2027

Digital Photography for Non-art Majors

Introductory digital photography course for non-art majors covering camera fundamentals, digital workflow from capture to publication, and manipulation using Adobe tools.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · FATEMEH FANI

Assignments included mandated editing on school computers and tasks not listed in the syllabus, with due dates often unclear to students.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify the fundamentals of digital cameras and their applications (exposure, focus, white balance).

  • Develop a proficiency in techniques for raw-file conversion, non-destructive imageadjustment & manipulation using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge software.

  • Develop a working understanding of image file types, compression and resolution.

  • Explore creative ideas and concepts through photography.

  • Develop visual and critical thinking skills.

  • Develop understanding of a range of issues in contemporary fine art photography.

  • Learn to write about their creative work.

  • Discuss and critique photographs and their content and technique in depth.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Not open to students declared in Art BS or Art BFA

  • Not open to students declared in Art BS or Art BFA
ART 176 used by

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  • Not open to students declared in Art BS or Art BFA

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

FATEMEH FANI is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GREGORY VERSHBOW is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 002Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 003Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 004Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 005Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 006Classroom Instruction0 / 140

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · FATEMEH FANI

One student described the class as unprofessional and unenjoyable, though they noted they learned a lot about photography despite the difficult environment.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.3% A/AB (n=74 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 91.6% A/AB (n=83 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 92.8% A/AB (n=69 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · FATEMEH FANI

Assignments included mandated editing on school computers and tasks not listed in the syllabus, with due dates often unclear to students.

Past student reviews · FATEMEH FANI

Professor Fani enforced strict attendance, criticized late arrivals, and publicly discussed late work in a way students found demeaning and discouraging.

Topics

  • Composition and image capture
  • Digital manipulation and enhancement
  • Print or online publication
  • Contemporary fine art photography issues

Skills

  • Identify fundamentals of digital cameras including exposure, focus, and white balance.
  • Perform raw-file conversion and non-destructive image adjustment using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge.
  • Understand image file types, compression, and resolution.
  • Develop visual and critical thinking skills.
  • Write about creative work.
  • Critique photographs regarding content and technique.

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

6 earlier forecasts · 0.06 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
ART 176 · Spring 2027

Digital Photography for Non-Art Majors

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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