This top picture was rendered with no shadows and with only one light set at infinity and a cell attached to it. For the bottom picture I took the rendered picture into photoshop and used the virtualPhotographer plugin (link is a few threads down (under Cool new plugin)) with the glamor settings

I never tried using cells before, mush less only using one light. The render time was almost nothing, and when I used the plugin virtualPhotographer it really set the picture off (to me anyways) or does this look hum drum to you and should I use more lights in poser

I prefer the first unaltered picture. One light is fine for a lot of pictures, you don`t always need any more.

...sorry for my ignorance.... a cell attached to the light? Could you explain what you mean, please? I think the original image is good enough without postwork, but even the second could be good, just setting the effect to a lower level (i.e. less evident). In a good photoshop book the author wrote: any effect or filter is well used when you don't even see it's been used. ;)

I like the effect. I've always liked the use of such filters to mimic photographic techniques, as the output of most 3D tools is too perfect. I do wish Poser could do the post processing instead of having to use another tool though. I have to ask, what do you mean by a cell?

A nice render, but I agree with Xantor, the first image looks better IMHO. In the second image the detail of the wizard looks burnt out, I also agree with Stemardue that the effect might look good if it were not so strong. And what is a "cell"?

I just noticed, there doesn`t seem to be any antialiasing in the picture, is that because it is a test? A cell is probably an image node attached to the light.

I am sorry it is not a cell it is a light Gel duhhh I feel really stupid now this was just a test so I had the antialiasing turned off I tried to give the wizard the feeling of "an overwhelming Power" with the glow around him and turning brilliant white, but since it wasn't noticed I guess it didn't work back to the drawing board Thank you for your comments

I understood why the wizard was lit up, I just didn`t like the effect.

Cool image. I prefer the first render as well. The second is way oversaturated as mentioned. It would be a cool "dreamlike" effect, if not for the loss of all detail on the wizard. One more thing you might consider... There seems to be no light on the edge of the wizard's sleeve. Since you didn't use shadows, I'm assuming that's not a shadow (the black portion). Looking at it more closely, it appears to be the interior of the sleeve... but I'm not sure.