Amateur Photographer

Keep still

Taken during a hotel shoot in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The client wanted to use lots of colours and details Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24-70mm, 1/40sec at f/4, ISO 200

Tim Clinch

Tim Clinch is an award-winning professional photographer with over 40 years’ experience. He has worked in most areas of the profession, with his work appearing in magazines worldwide. He has also published more than 30 books featuring subjects as varied as interiors, travel, food and portraits. To find out more about his work, visit www.timclinchphotography.com.

What do we mean by still life? There are a number of dictionary definitions but they all, pretty much, come down to the same thing: ‘The depiction of inanimate subject matter, typically a small group of objects.’ This encompasses several photographic disciplines, but sums it up pretty well.

The true skill lies in the ability to take something mundane and everyday out of its normal habitat and

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