Nice view, Letterworks.  I also think art is about the process even more than the tools.  It's an expression of the personality, emotion, and life-experiences of the artist.  Whenever I look at someone's gallery, it tells me so much about the person who created it...and isn't that what 'art' is really meant to do anyway.

Photographers are a great example, but so are directors and producers.. those involved in 'making'  a movie.  If you really break it down, it's just a select group of a few guys/gals putting together other people's work into something that the audience can hopefully enjoy.  Same goes with actors...again a bunch of people who read someone else's script and take someone else direction, etc...and they're all praised for their efforts and given awards for being the finest 'artists in their field'. 

For me, that's not too different from what poser, vue, or other 3d artists do..whether they make their own content or not. It's not just about the posing of a V4 or placement of a few props alone, but the entire composition..the combining of elements that expresses who 'you' are.