Bill sounds cheap for pictures (8)
I believe the answer is:
tableaux
'for pictures' is the definition.
(a tableau is a picture or display)
'bill sounds cheap' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'bill' could be 'tab' (a tab is a bill at a bar) and 'tab' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for tableaux that I've seen before include "Scenes with still and silent figures" , "Motionless model groups" , "Dramatic or picturesque scenes, often still" , "Dramatic or picturesque scenes, may be motionless" , "Motionless groups of people arranged in scenes" .)