You can place images in any viewpoint with the Figure Tool or the Drawing Tool if that is what you want.
If you want to use a photo as a background in a photorendering then the image file must be in one of your libraries loaded with the project. Then in the PhotoRendering Settings Dialog you can select that image as a background.
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