I've been so inspired by the work here that about two weeks ago I decided to install Daz3D and see what I could do with it.
I mean, it's a free program, right ? (Note: this is a little joke)
Today I rendered the first image that I'm not completely embarrassed by:
The main tools I haven't explored yet are dForce and geografts. I have many questions. So many questions.
I think I already see that the biggest challenges and room for improvemen will always be lighting and posing. Shadows and reflections all over the place that I didn't notice in my excitement to post this. Ah, well...