The Theme for round three of the Digital Lightroom photography competition is Still Life.  The total opposite of the last round you might say, but what is a Still Life image?

It is often viewed as a technical form of photography where many aspects come together to form an image, either constructed or found. Composition, lighting and exposure are critical to give your image the textures and tonal quality to make it more than just a “record shot” of an object or scene.

So isn’t this just about bowls of fruit carefully arranged?

No.  I did a google image search of “Still Life Photography” and the following were the first few images found:-

Still life subject matter can be as wide as your imagination – it can be everyday objects found and captured or arranged for the sole purpose of creating the image.

One of the key things to…