I started with poser one and two the figures were pretty crappy but I liked it just more post stuff, then poser 3 came out then 4 then vicky and mike and so on, my first renders were pretty crappy but I kept getting better I also explored programs like Z-Brush to find ways to improve on my renderings by the use of custom morphs and the tools it has, I would say now I'm not a pro yet, But getting pretty close to that level, I still don't know how to annimate in poser and the cloth room is greek to me.