I dont understand what the problem is which is being debated. Is it for sampling reference photos for textures, or what? I usually reference many photos for my textures...even the fantasy ones. The face of my current minotaur project is built from not only a cow, but an elephant, a bear, a human and a pig. (yeah...thats just the face LOL) I like to try for realism even in fantasy characters. And if anyone says using photos as reference is no longer art...just have them try piecing together so many elements and make them look like one being :)