Getting feedback is one of the most important ways to become a better photographer. Often, however, many photographers are unsure on how to find someone who can give feedback, and what feedback to even listen to. Check out this great video which explains the ways you can get better feedback on your work from relevant people.
When I started out in photography, I joined a lot of different Facebook groups where people would post their photos and get feedback on them. This left me frustrated as I was constantly getting negative feedback with only a few positive thoughts on my work. As I progressed, I was lucky enough to find creative friends working in the genre I was interested in.
Coming to you from The Photographic Eye, this insightful video talks about the ways you can get feedback from relevant people who will give constructive critique versus just judge your work and put a label on it. Previously I talked about the importance of getting criticism and not simply judging your work. Judgment is detrimental to creativity and in general, destroys rather than creates. As creatives, we want to create, not destroy. Check out this great video and learn about asking and receiving feedback.
This site doesn't help in this regard. Anonomous ratings for photos is a bad idea. They should tell you who is rating your photos, or better yet, if you take the time to rate a photo 1 or 2 stars, you should have to briefly explain why. Two words would be enough(eg "missed focus", "bad composition"), or a drop down menu of common critiques.
If you're trying to impress photographers, facebooks groups and anonymous ratings are for you, however if youre working for clients then I wouldn't worry too much about what other photographers think. As long as you're happy and profitable you're good. Here's an article I wrote that may be interesting for you: https://fstoppers.com/education/heres-what-i-learned-not-judging-my-work...
I really enjoyed the video, thanks!