The Blog

07/09/2021

The C-130 Hercules is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. This week photographer Tim Wallace worked with colleagues in the US to provide our aviation instrumentation client 'Ontic' with a suite of C-130 images for use within their company content. …Read the full article here

01/09/2021

Several months ago we were approached by Richmonds Coaches to shoot a suit of images to promote the companies coach services as well as highlight their new livery as the company had gone through a rebranding. Photographer Tim Wallace worked closely with the Richmonds marketing team over a period of months and last week we were on location with a fleet of coaches both in the new and old livery to help visualise that evolution for the company that started back in 1946. …Read the full article here

05/08/2021

This week we were in studio with one of our long standing Marine based clients to shoot some new product work for the company based around their ground breaking CXO300 outboard marine engine. …Read the full article here

22/07/2021

Tim was very fortunate recently to be asked to give an interview with former BBC documentaries presenter, Neale James, now the producer and host of Photography Daily, that features the work and views of international photographers such as John Swannell, Tom Stoddart, and Pete Souza to help inspire and encourage photographers of all backgrounds. In the interview Tim talks about some of the clients he works with and also what he views as being important for photographers as they grow. …Read the full article here

20/07/2021

We were contacted by Haven House a few months ago and asked if we would be interested in helping raise money at their 2021 charity auction. Of course, we were more than happy to do something special and this week we were able to deliver a very special Limited first edition print of a 1968 Jaguar E-Type that was shot by photographer Tim Wallace. The print is a large framed A1 and is edition 1 of 100 and also features a certificate of authenticity that was specially designed for the Haven House auction. …Read the full article here

29/06/2021

We would like to welcome TAG Aviation this week as a new client to AmbientLife.
Recently we were on location for our new client to capture the essence of who TAG are as well as their operations and the service that they provide to their clients across the globe.
Our brief was to complete the suite of photography that the company will be using to help create a new corporate website and for use within their marketing and advertising material. …Read the full article here

14/06/2021

We would like to welcome Ontic as a new client. Ontic is an aviation industry leader in supporting and sustaining legacy and non-core products through license or acquisition from leading OEMs.
Our first project with the Ontic team was to shoot and create a suit of high quality photographic images all based around the Hawk T1 fast jet aircraft. The shoot took place at Boscombe Down and all the work produced from this shoot is being used throughout the company to support both marketing and corporate outputs as well as being used within the new Ontic website that is currently being developed. …Read the full article here

11/06/2021

Over the last few years commercial photographer has been shooting the specialist vehicles that Forst produce in studio to generate all their commercial marketing imagery for use in marketing and online through their website and brochures. This week we took some of those vehicles on location to spend time with the people that use them within their arborist based work. All the material produced from this shoot will be used in further web and advertising material. We also shot some special sequences that will be used to produce massive image wall coverings for the companies main head office. …Read the full article here

08/06/2021

Nixon Plant Hire have been a long standing client of ours for over 10 years now and we were back on location in the North East, where the company first began, to shoot some update photography for the company. All the material that we shot will be used in up coming marketing and commercial material that Nixon share with their new and existing customers. …Read the full article here

24/05/2021

This week we visited our client, Terberg Matec, new operational site in Warrington. Commercial photographer Tim Wallace has worked with our client Terberg Matec for a number of years now and we play a key role in photographing not only their vehicle types across the many Terberg groups but also their different operational centres. The Warrington operation recently moved into a brand new location and is now fully fitted and working to provide the very best support and vehicle builds in their sector. We visited the site to photograph the new facility and all our work will be used in Terbergs advertising, and marketing relating to this new centre. …Read the full article here

20/05/2021

We have been working with our client Totus Environmental for a number of years and have just completed a location shoot at a London location showing the engineers and vehicles on site operating.
All the photography will be used in the companies marketing and advertising. …Read the full article here

22/04/2021

Over the course of several months this year photographer Tim Wallace shot a series of restored aircraft for the BBC Studios television series 'Warbird Workshop' that aired its first episode on the 22nd April on the Yesterday Channel. The series is narrated by actor Martin Shaw and features the background stories of the aircraft and how they were discovered and fully restored back into flight. …Read the full article here

05/04/2021

Last night we were very honoured and proud to receive the Award for Commercial Photographer of the Year 2021 at the British Photography Awards. The event is normally held in London at The Savoy Hotel and is a black tie event that marks the work of photographers from all over the country and their work. Due to the current restrictions the event was this year held online and regardless of this changes we were very pleased indeed to be a part of this important event in the photographic industry. …Read the full article here

29/03/2021

Last week we were at the Elmsett Airfield, Suffolk to shoot the lead aircraft in a series that we are currently
working on for our client BBC Studios / UKTV. The project shoot was to document the infamous
Hawker Hurricane G-HHII WWII fighter plane from 1942.
The aircraft will feature in the 2nd in the series of Warbird Workshop that will air in the UK
on the Yesterday Channel in April 2021. …Read the full article here

26/03/2021

'Waterbird' is a fully completed recreation of the famous aircraft that first flew on 25 November 1911,
at Windermere, becoming the first aeroplane to successfully take off from and land on water outside of France and the USA. We visited the aircraft this week to shoot the plane for our client Yesterday Channel.
The aircraft will feature in the 2nd in the series of Warbird Workshop that will air in the UK
on the Yesterday Channel in April 2021. …Read the full article here

17/03/2021

Recently we were approached by Honda and engaged to do a commercial product shoot covering a range of their lawnmower models for a global campaign. We took 4 models into studio ranging from their latest tractor mower through to the new Miimo robot. The 'Total Control' campaign has now been made live globally. …Read the full article here

16/03/2021

This week we were in Yeovil Somerset to shoot the second aircraft in a series that we are currently
working on for our client BBC Studios / UKTV. The project shoot was to document the infamous
Westland Sea King HAR3 Search and Rescue Helicopter.
The aircraft will feature in the 2nd in the series of Warbird Workshop that will air in the UK
on the Yesterday Channel in April 2021. …Read the full article here

11/03/2021

This week we were in Northumberland to shoot the first aircraft in a series that we are currently
working on for our client BBC Studios / UKTV. The work is all being shot to support the 2nd in the series of
Warbird Workshop that will air in the UK on the Yesterday Channel in April 2021. …Read the full article here

08/02/2021

The Bamford Martin A3 is without a doubt one of the most significant Aston Martin cars in the World today and also is the oldest surviving Aston Martin known.
Photographer Tim Wallace spent some time with this very special piece of automotive history to capture it in all its restored glory. …Read the full article here

20/01/2021

This week commercial automotive car photographer Tim Wallace was back in studio for our Ferrari client to shoot the long awaited Ferrari Monza SP1. The Monza SP1 was the final model to shoot for a commissioned Ferrari project that featured 7 significant legendary models from across the years. The shoot took place in studio in the UK under strict safety precautions following current guidelines. …Read the full article here

19/01/2021

We are really pleased to announce that our 'Aston Martin Legends’ project has been awarded 'Best of Behance'
Each day the curators of Behance choose a project from the many thousands submitted so its a real honour for us and photographer Tim Wallace. …Read the full article here

23/12/2020

Before we all start waking up covered in trifle and surrounded by half-eaten cheese boards we thought we would take the opportunity to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas with your loved ones and also a peaceful and prosperous New Year. …Read the full article here

09/12/2020

This week we we were down on the south coast of the UK shooting work for a new client that we welcome to AmbientLife, Langstone Engineering who supply many parts too F1 based clients.
The company is currently looking at its online corporate presence and commercial photography Tim Wallace has worked closely with their agent and the company to create all the image assets fro their upcoming new website and marketing requirements. …Read the full article here

07/12/2020

We are thrilled to announce that commercial transport photographer Tim Wallace has had two pieces of work shortlisted in the British Photography Awards for 2021 …Read the full article here

26/11/2020

This month we were back in studio for our client Totus to shoot the largest vehicle ever attempted in a UK studio, The Disab Centurion
The shoot was the third we have done for Totus, previously shooting two of their other specialist vehicles in studio for marketing and corporate website use. …Read the full article here