I am an automotive designer, but for years made a living doing illustrations. I began my work life as a photgrapher working everything from weddings to industrial photography. I started doing art because I got tired of my photos always having things in the wrong place.(ie: telephone pole sticking out of my models head). Poser is like having a camera and your choice of subject matter and background. I must say, it takes twice as much HARD work. Poser figures require an excellent eye to make them look natural. Trying to figure out what is "wrong" in the pose can be a hairpulling experiance. Then when you get into post work you are presented with a whole new set of problems. So working with poser, vue 4 , rhino, etc, all require just as much artistic ability as slinging paint.