The Blog

10/11/2021

Doing big client shoots is great but of course you need the clients and shoots in the first place and many photographers starting out in their first few years' struggle. Commercial Photographer Tim Wallace recently completed a 2-part video business class with over 3 hours of advice on how to make those steps easier. This is based on over 30 years' experience and is available to help photographers working in today's market. Tim has taught both photography and business all over the world from the US to the Far East and if you would like to gain some of that knowledge that he has built up over the years these classes are for you. …Read the full article here

22/10/2021

A few months ago, photographer Tim Wallace was back in studio for our client Rotolight to shoot the brochure and launch photography of 2 of their latest lighting products, the NEO 3 and AEOS 2.
We have been working with Rotolight for a number of years and have shoot all their marketing and launch photography for their products ready for launch. …Read the full article here

18/10/2021

It only took 12 minutes and 47 seconds on screen in Goldfinger for the silver Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond to be dubbed the most famous car in the world. Photographer Tim Wallace has shot many Aston Martin DB5’s over the years and today we celebrate this much-loved icon of both British design but also as quite possibly one of the most famous cars in the World. …Read the full article here

11/10/2021

Our client Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance recently asked us to work with them to capture and record the work that they do through their Air Ambulance operation HELIMED 56. Photographer Tim Wallace worked closely with the team over a period of months and recently went out on live operations with the HELIMED 56 crew to get a first-hand view of what their day can entail. All the work produced from this will be used to raise awareness of an operation that is entirely funded by donations from supporting businesses and members of the public. …Read the full article here

04/10/2021

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance recently became a new client to AmbientLife and photographer Tim Wallace has been spending time with the organisation and related support agencies to document their emergency-based work. We were contacted by the group a few months ago and asked if we could spend a week with them documenting the work that they do both through their HEMs based helicopter and Rapid Response vehicles. This week we spent some time with the Critical Care Doctors that operate the Rapid Response car through to the early hours of the morning each day to provide rapid emergency cover for those in need. …Read the full article here

01/10/2021

This week we were on site in Southampton working with a new client, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. We were contacted by the Air Ambulance Organisation a few months ago and asked if we could spend a week with them documenting the work that they do both through their HEMs based helicopter and Rapid Response vehicles and also with the onsite training that they do on a regular basis with other agencies such as the paramedics and doctors from South Central Ambulance Service NHS and University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. …Read the full article here

21/09/2021

We have been working with our client Först for a number of years and over that period of time we were tasked with shooting all their woodchipper model variants in studio. Alongside this work photographer Tim Wallace also has documented their operation here in the UK as well as in Germany. All the work that we have produced over the years has been used in both marketing and advertising and also recently the company launched their new website that has lifted their online presence within their sector with fresh high-quality content both showing them as a customer focused company but also showcasing their entire range of woodchippers. …Read the full article here

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 Tim worked with colleagues in the US to provide our aviation client 'Ontic' with a suite of work 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