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11/12/2014

This week saw the release of the January / February 2015 Edition of 'F2 Freelance Photographer' Magazine
This edition features a article regarding the new VAT regulations that are set to come into force from January 2015 that will affect 'digital' sales for photographers, the feature looks at what the new regulations mean as well as talking to commercial photographer Tim Wallace and exploring his views on exhibitions and print sales. …Read the full article here

03/12/2014

For the past 6 years UK Commercial Car Photographer Tim Wallace has been commissioned to shoot the Aston Calendar, this has grown over the last 6 years and is now purchased by Aston Martin Owners and enthusiasts quite literally Worldwide with print runs in both Europe and now this year for the first time in China also to manage the demand for the calendar in that region also. …Read the full article here

01/12/2014

We would like to welcome Epsilon this month as a new client to AmbientLife
Epsilon are a US based company who are a global leader in making connections between people and brands dealing with marketing for leading bluechip international companies. AmbientLife photographer Tim Wallace has been working with Epsilon over the last few months on a major campaign that they led for Jaguar Heritage in the UK. …Read the full article here

01/12/2014

This month we would like to welcome new client ATS Euromaster.
Established in 1964, ATS Euromaster is a nationwide tyre retailer and comprehensive tyre service provider with almost 50 years of experience and a network of 345 Service Centres across the UK. …Read the full article here

23/10/2014

Commercial Photographer Tim Wallace will be holding a Business Seminar on Wednesday 12th November for the BIPP (British Institute of Professional Photographers) in Manchester at the Statham Lodge.
Tim will be delivering a talk about his own approach to business, and talking through his own mindset and approach to achieving the best possible business results within the complex and competitive world of commercial photography …Read the full article here

22/10/2014

AmbientLife Commercial Automotive Car Photographer Tim Wallace this week was at the Jaguar test track in Gaydon, UK to shoot the final element of the 2015 Jaguar Heritage Campaign.
Tim has been working closely with Jaguar and their Agency Epsilon on the campaign over the last three months and was commssioned based on his previous work for Jaguar over recent years and his strong dramatic style.
The brief was to produce a series of high quality images that will be used in online and print media advertising over the coming 12 months within Jaguar as well as being used to form some of the displays at the World Famous Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham next month. …Read the full article here

06/10/2014

This week saw commercial car photographer Tim Wallace shooting the second part of a two part project for a 2015 Heritage Campaign for Jaguar UK
Shot at the spiritual home of Jaguar at their factory at Browns Lane near to Coventry in England the shoot was based on a brief to produce a series of high quality 'parts' based images that will be used in online and print media advertising over the coming 12 months within Jaguar as well as being used to form some of the displays at the World Famous Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham next month. …Read the full article here

03/10/2014

Established just three years after Leica, the November edition of Photography Monthly Magazine explores the history of another icon in the photography industry, Nikon, with a double page commercial car photograph shot by UK based commercial car photographer Tim Wallace …Read the full article here

27/09/2014

This week saw commercial car photographer Tim Wallace start shooting the 2015 Heritage Campaign for Jaguar UK
The first part of the shoot took place at the spiritual home of Jaguar at their factory at Browns Lane near to Coventry in England and featured four classic Jaguar models that will be used to create four separate advertisements promoting the Heritage side of the Jaguar business. These will be featured in magazines across Europe in 2015 as well as making up part of the Jaguar displays at the World Famous Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham in November later this year. …Read the full article here

19/09/2014

Recently commercial automotive car photographer Tim Wallace was commissioned by Aston to shoot 4 beautiful classic Aston Martin models for a Heritage project
The first of these was the Aston Martin 3rd Series Mk2 Short Chassis from 1935. A truly beautiful example of the type of cars that Aston were producing over 70 years ago. …Read the full article here

06/09/2014

Photoshop Las Vegas was the place to be this week as some of the worlds top photographers converged on Las Vegas to take part in the event which has now grown to be one of the biggest in the world !
Commercial car photographer Tim Wallace was amongst those invited to attend and give a selection of classes including a live car shoot within the convention centre at the Mandalay Bay Resort. …Read the full article here

30/08/2014

This month commercial automotive car photographer Tim Wallace spoke with Charley Yates from Professional Photographer Magazine for a special feature article on 'Living the dream' where different photographers from a wide range of professional photographic fields were interviewed. Looking at what its like to strive to achieve that 'dream job' in the industry and stay in that position, hard work, luck, or pure talent? …Read the full article here

29/08/2014

Commercial photographer Tim Wallace speaks with F2 Freelance Magazine about his recent experience shooting a personal project in Death Valley USA that went in a few short months from 'personal work' to a major exhibition in the UK …Read the full article here

25/08/2014

William Sawalich spoke with UK based commercial photographer Tim Wallace for a major 8 page Pro feature that is out now in the Sept / Oct issue of Digital Photo Pro Magazine in the US, Tims work is also featured and makes up the magazines front cover for this edition.

Tim Wallace: Next Year’s Model
English photographer Tim Wallace reinvigorates the art of automotive photography, one luxury car at a time …Read the full article here

17/08/2014

Over the years many people have been 'inspired' by the shape and form that make Aston Martin so iconic throughout the ages, the photography of commercial car photographer Tim Wallace is renowned for how he captures these subtile shifts in shape and form to illuminate the grace and beauty of these automotive designs. Yuliya Kyrpo, a London based fashion designer and winner of 'FDC Young Designer of the Year' took some of Tim's work with the models of Aston Martin and has used this to find her own inspiration in the creation of a collection of new exciting designs that imitate those subtitle shapes and forms. …Read the full article here

14/08/2014

The MINI is one of those special cars that gets to define the vehicle class it belongs to. What makes it even more individual is that it got to be awarded the “European Car of the Century” award. This week car photographer Tim Wallace paid homage to the little car with the BIG heart by shooting a very lovely and original Austin Cooper S. The mini is without any doubt one of those car models that is so recognisable and loved all over the world. …Read the full article here

09/08/2014

Opening night of the Darwin exhibition in the UK by photographer Tim Wallace. The opening night was a huge success with larger than expected crowds travelling to the gallery to enjoy the event, immerse themselves in the story and the photography as well as meet Tim and find out first hand his own experiences of the project and Darwin itself.
The exhibition launched in Newcastle, England and will be running onwards at the F-Stop Gallery there for the next 6 weeks. …Read the full article here

07/08/2014

To mark the opening of the recent 'Darwin' exhibition we are delighted to announce that we have also just launched a special print offer featuring a collection of 4 montage high quality prints on Fujifilm’s Crystal Archive paper using the outstanding quality of the C-Type process for quality and archival stability, combining the tradition of silver paper with laser printing to ensure the very best results. …Read the full article here

04/08/2014

There are many cars that seem to live on forever and still hold our imagination years after leaving production, this can be said for the legend that is the Shelby GT500. The GT500 is one of the best known from the Shelby stable and is very evocative of the era in which it became a working class hero. We have some recent new work with the Shelby for this extraordinary car that still lives on today and is admired by so many people the World over. …Read the full article here

20/07/2014

This week saw AmbientLife photographer Tim Wallace working on completing some of the final shoot work on the Aston Martin DBS model which is a limited edition, all carbon fibre model.
The DBS already offers an intoxicating mix of power and luxury, but the Carbon Black Edition adds exclusivity into the mix to produce one of the most desirable modern Aston Martin made to date.
The absolutely stunning LHD DBS Carbon Black that Tim shot was is in Monaco and had been coated with several layers of black metallic paint that takes 50 man-hours to apply and results in an exceptional finish. …Read the full article here

06/07/2014

Tim's 2014 Darwin Exhibition featuring 'personal work' that he shot whilst in Death Valley last year will be enjoying its opening night on the 7th August, today a dedicated website was launched that gives some background on the History of Darwin, Tim's own personal views on shooting this body of work as well as a area allowing the work to be purchased as signed limited edition prints. …Read the full article here

29/06/2014

Project Darwin represents a body of personal work that photographer Tim Wallace shot whilst in the US last year to record what he found and saw in the town of 'Darwin'. First built in 1877 and was once a thriving town for the miners and their families, now it is all but abandoned and lays deep within the central area of Death Valley with many mysteries surrounding why the townsfolk left and why they left so much behind in their shadow.
The work has been published around the world in various magazines and featured and in August this year Tim will be exhibiting the Darwin personal work both in the UK and the US as his first exhibition of personal work after being approached by a sponsor for the exhibition. …Read the full article here

24/06/2014

Today the big man himself, Scott Kelby of KelbyOne Media in the US posted that he was all fired up for the Automotive Car Photographer Tim Wallace being one of the instructors to be giving seminars and lone shoot classes on stage in Las Vegas in just a few months time.

September 3rd to the 5th Las Vegas is the place to be this year with the annual Photoshop World Event which is sponsored by Adobe.
The event is truly massive and attracts people from quite literally all over the globe, with the driving force behind this show spectacular being KelbyOne.
Tim has been invited to be one of the key instructors at the event and will be on stage giving several seminars including performing an exciting 'Live' car shoot in front of the audience, talking about lighting, photography, photoshop and how to really work effectively with your clients and make a difference to your business. …Read the full article here

22/06/2014

From the age of 7 photographer Tim Wallace of AmbientLife has been obsessed with photography. At a very early age he first learned to print and develop film, totally inspired by the magic of watching the emerging image appear from under that warm flowing liquid of the developer. Over those years Tim has used many camera's that have taken him through his journey of photography and creativity and this week Tim set himself a 'personal project' to document and record some of the many camera's that he has shot with and collected over his lifetime behind the lens. …Read the full article here

19/06/2014

This month saw AmbientLife photographer Tim Wallace working on completing some of the final shoots for the much awaited Aston Martin Book that celebrates all the Aston models over the years. This week it was the chapter of the DBS that Tim was working on and there are only three remaining cars to shoot now, taking place at Newport Pagnall, the spiritual home of Aston Martin, with a classic Le Mans winner and 2 pre war heritage models.
Aston Martin over the years have created and crafted some of the Worlds most recognisable and iconic cars and in 2013 the company celebrate 100 years in the industry. As part of this celebration commercial car photographer Tim Wallace was commissioned by our UK client Aston to produce a major book looking through the 100 years to celebrate all the models in the Aston range from the very first model that David Brown created to the latest super cars from the Aston stable such as the One77 and new Vanquish. Over all the final book will feature over 700 full colour pages of high quality photography that captures and drives forward the spirt of Aston Martin through the last 100 years. …Read the full article here