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I fully understand the frustrations involved when trying to offer critique. We have discussed the two ends of giving and receiving critique in the past, in other words the language to be used, conduct, etc.
We are not only dealing with photography issues, but also with color and image distortions when uploading pictures to the website. The Artists Magazine has a nice article about photography and Digital Reproduction in its April Issue and I would recommend everyone to read through it. I found the Quality Control section on image resolution quiet helpful.
Maybe someone else on this forum can talk about scan settings and upload requirements of images in a separate thread that can be accessed by anyone who has any doubts on how to do it.
I would also find it helpful if someone who truly knows photography could invest some time and post photos that constitute good reference photos and point out why it makes them good reference. There should be pictures taken with frontal lighting and side lighting, so novices can see how shadows need to be defined in the reference. Minute differences in aperture settings can make a world of difference and what one sees as just fine can be quite deceiving when compared to the work of a pro.
It is quite a struggle to get a grip on all these elements at the same time, but with proper examples those giving critiques might be able to save some time and redirect those asking to the proper thread for direction.
Of course that still leaves the old tattered out of focus references from eons ago that are being used. Those who insist on using those references should know they are on their own when it
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