Mary Presson Roberts Photography

Testimonials

“Mary is very generous in the sharing of her own Personal Photography Projects.  She creates a safe place for participants to share their personal story/stories that go with the photography being shared.  Mary’s passion for the personal project is evident as she seeks out and introduces workshop participants to other photographers from around the world who create Personal Photography Projects.  Seeing and hearing about Mary’s projects and those of other photographers as well as my fellow participants was very inspiring and has given me many new ideas of directions to go in pursuing my own.  Thank you for an inspiring workshop Mary!”

Photographs and quote courtesy of Levia H.

 

“Mary Presson Roberts is a technically knowledgeable and skillful photographer and outstanding instructor who teaches with clarity, wit, honesty and kindness for her students.  She is a courageous and gifted creative who uses the material of life as we find ourselves experiencing it and turning that raw material into art that benefits the learner with the opportunity to learn, grow, explore, have fun and even heal the hurts.  I have benefited greatly from the private instruction I have received from Mary, as she listens carefully to what is wanted and then delivers above and beyond.  Her Personal Projects class is unlike any workshop I have taken and I am looking forward to continuing to learn from Mary, both virtually and in the field.”

Photographs and quote courtesy of Sharyn W.

 

“Thanks Mary for a great Personal Project class.  I’ve been thinking about doing a personal project but thinking and doing are two different things.  Your workshop inspired me to get started on a project and got me excited about continuing with it after the class was over.  I loved the examples you provided, especially the project you did while your mother was in Hospice.  It was such a personal and meaningful project and your approach was creative.”

Photographs and quote courtesy of Kathy C.

 

“I have recently finished Mary’s workshop on personal projects.  I have followed Mary online for several years and I have always enjoyed seeing the personal projects that she creates.  I wanted to learn more about coming up with more of my own personal projects.  Mary takes a considerable amount of time letting us learn how she created her projects and what motivated her to do each of them.  She also shares many resources from other photographers that I found helpful in my thought processes around personal projects.  Mary is always well prepared and is encouraging to each of her students to help them create their own projects.

Photographs and quote courtesy of Jim T.

 

“In the beginning of this Mentorship, I really didn’t know what to expect and was apprehensive. It turned out to be one of the best six weeks of my life. I love learning, creating/designing so I had a truly amazing creative experience and can’t believe how far IAngie Selfie _3_16-1 have come!  Mary Presson Roberts’ assignments were challenging but focused and concise which provided me with a clear direction each week.  A huge thanks to the woman who loves to teach and it shows, Mary Presson Roberts. I am eternally grateful.”

Photo and quote courtesy of Angela Migliore

 

 

Angie

“Thank you so much, Mary Presson Roberts, for all of your encouragement, your lessons, and all the work you put into the mentorship.  And thank you for sharing so much of yourself!”

Photo and quote courtesy of Angie Phillips

 

 

 

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“Most especially I would like to thank and appreciate Mary for being such a great person and mentor. She created an outstanding set of assignments liberally sprinkled with the hallmarks of good adult ed., which the near-M.Ed. in me applauds.”

Photo and quote courtesy of Brian C.

 

 

 

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“Mary gave us full in depth, cohesive assignments every week…

Her assignment lessons made us see things clearly, made our imaginations work…”

Photo and quote courtesy of Marilyn Benham

 

 

Renee

“I recently completed the Practice Makes-Perfect-Magic Mentorship with Mary Presson Roberts through the G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers.

Honestly, before I signed up for the mentorship, I  looked at Mary’s posts.  I thought the mentorship was going to teach us some Lightroom or Photoshop magic ( she’s very creative).  I soon learned the magic was in the details.

It started with Mary’s style of teaching.  She wrote simple, beautiful blog posts featuring her own work, her own experiences.  The magic dust sprinkled on to us.  She inspired us to want to make beautiful, creative images.  A camaraderie developed.  I don’t know how to really describe what happened.  Only let me tell you, none of us want to leave the group.  So Mary assigned us an ongoing project so we can keep sharing.”

Photo and quote courtesy of Renee McDaniel

 

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