You can render however you like. The point is if you want to depart from reality, then it will be your choice, and it will happen because you did it on purpose. This is very different from the renderer of Poser 7, which REFUSES to produce realism under any circumstances but heroic efforts on your part.

I prefer to start with real, then perhaps add a small light here and there for artistic reason. Particularly, I want photo-realism, i.e. I want to start with a photographic representation.

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Renderosity forum reply notifications are wonky. If I read a follow-up in a thread, but I don't myself reply, then notifications no longer happen AT ALL on that thread. So if I seem to be ignoring a question, that's why. (Updated September 23, 2019)