Cameras gamma correct, too, but that isn't the last step. If it was, you'd see the same from your camera as you see from Poser.

The last step is contrast enhancement, and in my Nikon D90 I have a billion options here, but by default it doesn't do a lot of enhancement. I often see posts in photo forums complaining about the out-of-the-box dullness of the D90. The problem is easily solved by enabling contrast enhancement in the camera, so that it produces a look that people have come to expect.

Choosing to use little to no contrast enhancement after render is basically making a choice to produce non-PHOTO realism. It is pure realism, but not PHOTO realism.

I believe my gallery image "Dreaming in 3D" demonstrates my point.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2154468

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