*"but you will constantly move the camera around,"

When you switch to side view you still keep your character in the center of the Document Window.  In other words you do'nt rotate the y-axis 90 degrees and then leave your X-Tran so her nose touches the side of the screen, but the back of her head is half a Document Window away form that opposite side.

*"it is not exactly a good idea to render that zeroed character straight from the front."

Family Photo is deviant term.  If you're not prepared to show us your figure at it's Zero pose, then you are'nt done working.  I think any work done well would benefit from a Zero pose the most, it's the view the artist himself worked from. 

And I ca'nt understand why anyone would specifically rule out Zero poses, in a request for material?