I can't get my photos crisp, I am about to give up

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Struggling with photography can be incredibly frustrating, especially when capturing the perfect portrait feels just out of reach. With a Nikon D610 and a selection of quality lenses, including the Nikkor 85mm, you’re equipped to create stunning images. Yet, despite your efforts to achieve crisp focus, the results leave you questioning your skills. Whether it’s the distance from your subject or the settings you’re using, it’s essential to understand the nuances of focus and composition.

Hello. I really need to vent or to get my ass kicked, or whatever, because I am losing my mind.

I have Nikon D610 body and few lenses, but mostly used is Nikkor 85 mm. (Also have 50 mm and Sigma 17-55mm).

I mostly do portraits, and the reason I am about to give up - I can't get crisp pictures. Especially if I take picture of a whole person from further away. I am for the eyes in viewfinder, lock my focus, take a picture, bam - looks ok from far away and when zoomed in it is obvious, that NOTHING IS IN DAMN FOCUS. I took my camera to calibrate, clean etc - everything is fine.

I took couple of pictures of a whole standing person outside in bright day. F5, 1/1250, ISO 400. Iso is automatic on my camera (I would have chosen iso 100 in that case, but taking pics in dynamic outside world is kind of challenging, so I am trying to help myself at least with automatic ISO).

Another similar picture with same issues was taken with f6.3, 1/1250, iso360. Same blurred, nothing seems to be in focus, looks okey from distance, but zoomed in is horrific.

What am I doing wrong? Or is it the fact that I just don't know photography at all

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