I'm a much stronger critic of my work than _anyone I've met so far_. I am not lucky enough to have been able to associate with any topnotch professional photographers yet, so for now, I'm having to teach myself. However, since I'm still working on basic techniques, it's pretty obvious whether I succeed or fail - either the end result looks like the effect I envisioned or it doesn't.(posted 8796 days ago)As for the engagement of the viewer - of course - for fine art work and for creating that personal style. But I'm still working on just getting down the basic techniques that commercial photograhers need to know.