Earlier; Hythshade: But what bothers me really about the poserites (your words not mine) Is the fact that most use Vicky, and they all look the same. You may change the pose a bit or give her different colored hair, but in the end they all look like Angelina Jolie

Good gosh, I cant stand Angelina Jolie such a phony.

Hythshade: I think what blaufeld was trying to show when he kindly contributed his artwork as an example was that while many poser users do use the same model in much the same way as many other artists, he was showing that other physical attributes can be achieved if taken the time and interest to do so. Which I feel he conveyed nicely.

Perhaps Im not making my message clear. Im agreeing that most Poser figures do look alike although one can change their hair, clothing and pose as you state in your first comment and although Baufelds image is an excellent example that an artist, taking the time can change the physical attributes of the figure, it remains that one can still tell that its a Poser figure. I dont mean this as a detractor to Baufeld in any way, after all, the artwork was created to compliment the Poser gallery and well it does. I could just as easily pointed to most any Poser image and drawn the same conclusion but his happens to have been within this thread and therefore convenient. On the other hand many Bryce renditions can be put center stage and many could pass as photorealistic, a very difficult thing to accomplish with Poser figures but IMO, not impossible.

As for importing figures and objects from other programs I have no problem with if it serves to enhance your image and materialize your vision. As Ive said in other threads, the photographer is no less the artist because he barrows the objects of his images from outside sources to compose his art. All graphic programs are candidates for the artists toolbox. My thinking is that now that DAZ owns Bryce, we will inevitably see more Poser figures in the Bryce gallery and an effort should be made to challenge our skills to incorporate the two programs to attain a higher standard if we are so inclined. I personally do not cherish the thought of going to the Bryce gallery only to see image after image of droid clones one after the other. Some creative artistic responsibility should be exercised.