You are right about an individual artist's mode or method of creativity, after all, it's the end result that matters. One thing I think a lot of Poser owners really tried to do was to surpass the ordinary into the extraordinary. Paul Hafeli quickly comes to mind. He, along with some others, took poser to the point of having to look long and hard to determine if it was a real person or not! Paul did this mainly with creative textures and proper lighting and attention to detail. His work still amazes me as do a lot of the other artists here as well. I think the issue is to be creative in your own mind, whether it requires, digital photos to compliment a scene or tweaking and trying a variety of techniques until you find one that fits the bill for you. Every artist is different in style, technique, disciplines, presentation and methods. That's what makes the community the rich wealth of diversity that it is! You go ahead with your creations! All the best, - Art -