Can't select folder for wallpaper in Gnome 3?

Still getting the hang of a fresh Arch install over here. I'm just trying to set up some rotating wallpapers in Gnome 3. I find it surprising that under the System Settings > Select Background, I'm only given the options of the pre-installed wallpapers?
Is there seriously no way to change the wallpaper directory or add my own folder to the list of chooseable wallpapers? I thought Gnome 3 was going to be a LITTLE bit more user-friendly than this. It almost has me considering out other DEs. I went with Gnome 3 since my experience with Linux is from Ubuntu (back in the Gnome 2 days) and wanted to start learning more. I didn't mind Unity, but always preferred the more polished look of Gnome 3. I hear a lot of people talk about Openbox or Awesome. Are they worth looking into?
I know a lot of you may have differences on opinion, I'm looking for any suggestions. Is my Gnome 3 experience limited because I didn't install the extras? They mostly looked like games so I didn't bother installing it.

You might want to install 'gnome-tweak-tool' (and the SettingsCenter shell extension for a nice integration/easy access).
The selection of your wallpaper isn't as visually pleasing but you can select any picture from anywhere in your filesystem. Plus you can easily set the option for stretching/scaling/centering/etc the wallpaper.
I really love Gnome3 but with some things the devs went overboard - considering simplicity. :-/
Without some shell extensions I'd probably go back to xfce or kde...

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