Until today what I've been referring to in this blog as "photography" would more accurately be referred to as "POV Camera" similar to what you can see in many adult videos. 

Real photographers don't have to take their camera intimately close to shoot intimate photos; this was just something I accepted I had to do because this was the only achievable modding solution I could access.  Using free camera without the ability to just zoom in/out was just something I put up with.  

There's a new mod that's changed this, available on Nexus very recently.  It's added a fully fledged Photo Mode, with free camera being just one of the new functions it has to offer.  Another one is the option to freeze time while in photo mode, which I have found particularly handy as I've been running a survival build and used to have to cut shoots short sometimes because I needed to sleep ingame.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/91701

While there's perhaps an aspect of roleplaying to spending the night with your follower while going through poses, having the option to freeze time also has its benefits.  There are also many other features I'm going to try out as I get to know the mod better.