Thank you for clarifying. Sorry for misunderstanding.
It is a good idea to use irl references, but unfortunately you can't use them for everything unless you live in a big city where there's an abundance of options, and even then, I live in a big city and have had problems trying to get photos myself since a lot of people aren't too keen on letting a stranger take photos of their property.
Sometimes a 3D program is needed.
As for being friendly on the internet, I think more people should try to be. We have enough hate going on online, we don't need any more of it. Also I don't know how being male or female makes a difference in being friendly or not.