Painting demotivation/photography

I spent some time painting a bunch of minis. I’ve stripped a lot and started over.

Well I was happy with this latest batch till I took pictures of them and they looked terrible. When I look at them with my eyes I liked them.

Pictures made me hate them and dropped them in stripper. Now I’ve lost motivation to paint them. I do alot of art in various forms, I do struggle to accept “less than professional “ I know it’s not a healthy expectation being 5 months into the hobby.

I have knowledge of cinematography and lighting. Not so much actual camera functions. How to frame shots and light etc is where I have a grasp.

I’m wondering is it a painting issue or a camera issue ? I need to find the spark again and figuring this out might be my first step. Attached a couple images for feedback