Classic Inspiration

 is a side quest in Fallout: New Vegas

Quick walkthrough
This quest will be given when the player speaks with Michael Angelo in his shop, Michael Angelo's Workshop, located on the southwest corner of the New Vegas Strip. Opposite the NCR New Vegas embassy

Detailed walkthrough
After entering the workshop, the player will be directed to speak with Michael Angelo, the "artistic name" of Sheldon Weintraub, brother of Sarah Weintraub from Vault 21. Michael seems hesitant and stressed, and can be further disturbed by being lied to and extorted by the player in a series of Skill challenges. Once down to business, the player can either continue to bully him for XP and caps through a 50 Speech check, or start the quest by diagnosing him with a 55 Medicine check (quest starts even if you don't pass). Michael's problem seems to be that he is running out of inspiration in his dark and dusty workshop, but at the same time is afraid to experience the outside world in person due to a large portion of his life being spent in Vault 21.

Michael enlists the player in obtaining several pictures of distinctive signs about the wasteland, giving the player 24 Camera Film and a special camera, the Codac R9000 in order to accomplish the task.

Take pictures of the following five signs:


 * The Dinosaur Thermometer in Novac
 * The Bison sign on the roof of the Bison Steve Hotel in Primm
 * The sign over the entrance at Camp McCarran
 * The sign over the main doors at HELIOS One
 * The big bottle at the Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters

When you have taken a picture of one landmark, you can return and receive up to 200 caps. When you have taken a picture of all of the landmarks, you will be rewarded an additional 500 - 5000 caps.

Successful photos award 100, 125, 150, 175, and 200 XP immediately. Completion of the quest results in an additional 200 XP, for a total of 950 base XP.

Bugs

 * There is a chance for infinite XP by passing a medicine check of 55.


 * Sometimes, completing this quest will corrupt your save file, causing future saves to crash the game. The only way around this is to reload a save before the end of the quest.