Contrasty, but still soft lighting. Branding shoot for a clothing designer.
Large octa camera left, about 45 ish degrees, and feathered quite a lot. White bounce camera right to fill in a bit.
Sony a 7IV, 24mm, f8, 1/160, ISO100
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Nice that you speak for viewers everywhere. At the end of the day, the photos I take are generally approached from the perspective that I don't care what other photographers think. I make photos that I like as the first and foremost goal. The opinions of other photographers are pretty low down on the scale.
As one whose own work appears to be firmly rated in the "Needs Work" category, I agree the I like my photos better than the numerical feedback I'm getting. However, I'm curious as to why you entered this contest if you don't care what others think about your images?
Great question. The main reason is that portraits of people seem to be under represented in these kinds of things. There are people photos for sure, but the bulk of the entries seem to mostly be landscapes, wildlife, street, architecture, etc.
Also, numerical feedback of a photo is different, in my opinion, than a critique of how the photo should have been done differently. It's more of a visceral response. That visceral response may fit neatly within the goal of the photographer who took it.
So called critiques, however, are meaningless because aesthetic is entirely subjective. There's no "right" or "wrong." It doesn't benefit the photos. It only benefits the ego of the person giving the critique. I have a whole though process on critiquing in general, but it would be too long to go into here.
I personally love looking at the work of others; even the work may not necessarily be my thing. But I would never presume to think that I am privy to the goal that the creator of a photograph had in mind, or to think that my vision/approach would be any better.