Lighting can make or break an image. There are some good tutorials available. There are some really good free light sets for Poser amde by Traveler and others available at Runtime DNA. They can give you a good starting point and help you understand what makes good lighting "tic".

The most common mistakes newbies to Poser make are poor lighting, lack of skin texture, unrealistic or stiff poses, lack of facial expression and "dead" eyes. There is a good tutorial on e Frontier's site for making good poses by Schlabber, by the way. Studying other's work and don't be afraid to ask questions. Experiment, experiment, experiment...lol

If you want good feedback, attach an image to a post here in the forum asking for critiques. Expect brutal honesty though. Some people don't pull punches, but also expect to get good tips and pointers for improving too. That was a common practice at one time that seems to have died out quite a bit. It's still done, but not often enought. It would be a good thing to get back to.

It's all fun and games...
Until the flying monkeys attack!!!