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20/05/2013

Profoto is a major driving force in the manufacturer of professional lighting systems aimed at the professional photographer and today they released a set of 3 of their 'Masters' interview's that they recently recorded with Ambient Life photographer Tim Wallace where he discusses his work, lighting and his feelings towards what makes a successful commercial image in todays market. The interviews are part of the 'Master Series' of films that Profoto produce featuring renowned professional photographers from around the World. …Read the full article here

02/05/2013

500px this week launched a news page regarding the craft of car photography and named in their view the Worlds top ten car photographers to follow. We are very pleased indeed and somewhat humbled to have been placed at the top of that list.

500Px wrote: "Inspired by the Follow Friday hashtag movement on twitter we started a new feature on our blog. With Follow Friday posts you can discover new, popular and up-and-coming photographers from 500px to follow and add to friends. Today we are focusing on Automotive photographers" …Read the full article here

01/05/2013

We would like to introduce you to Jackson, a young man from Las Vegas in the 5th grade at Smalley Elementary School in Henderson, NV. Jackson had been given an assignment to do for his class for a Perception Fair Project and he is a huge car fan and decided to write to Tim at AmbientLife to ask if he could do his project work based around what Tim does photographing cars. …Read the full article here

21/04/2013

This month the work of commercial car and automotive photographer Tim Wallace was featured in the German Profoto News Magazine. The magazine features each quarter a cross section of work from cutting edge professional photographers from around the world and we were very proud to have Tim's work showcased in the magazine as well as being held across the front page of the Spring edition of the magazine. In the feature Tim talks about his work, his views and his lighting within his role as one of the top commercial car photographers in Europe today. …Read the full article here

16/04/2013

Nikon launch their Nikon Pro Book for Spring 2013 featuring some photography recently completed by Commercial Car Photographer Tim Wallace during a shoot in Los Angeles using Nikon based equipment with the infamous Aston Martin DBS

Nikon Pro is a very highly successful publication that in the past few years has won five industry awards. It is aimed at working professional photographers and agencies across Europe and demands the highest quality work in its features to showcase the work of professionals from around the globe. Its current readership levels exceed 75,000 and it is also a source for advanced technical information as well as new products that are soon to be available, reports and reviews. …Read the full article here

23/03/2013

This week commercial car photographer Tim Wallace spent 3 days on a project for our client Aston working on a series of photographic work of the new Aston Martin Rapide. The work is bound for marketing usage within Europe but also was completed towards additional work for a major one year that AmbientLife and Tim are working on with Aston to produce all the photography for the Aston Martin 100 years Centenary Book that is due to be published and launched in London later this year. …Read the full article here

20/03/2013

Elinchrom is a worldwide lighting based company and brand with it headquarters based in Switzerland overlooking Lake Geneva. Elinchrom has been at the forefront of photographic lighting technology since the earliest days of studio flash manufacture with its products being used by the world's leading photographers and this week they launched two new featured galleries of the work of commercial car photographer Tim Wallace of AmbientLife. …Read the full article here

17/03/2013

The Morgan Motor Company is quite possibly England’s last great independent Motor Manufacturer.
We were approached several years ago by Morgan to shoot several of their superb models for new brochure designs, including the Aero 8, SuperSport and the prototype EvaGT. …Read the full article here

10/03/2013

Aston Martin over the years have created and crafted some of the Worlds most recognisable and iconic cars and this year the company celebrate 100 years in the industry. As part of this celebration commercial car photographer Tim Wallace has been commissioned by our 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 DBS and new Vanquish. This week Tim spent time shooting with the iconic 2 Litre Sports created way back in the 40s for the book that is anticipated for release later this year Worldwide. …Read the full article here

04/03/2013

FOCUS ON IMAGING is Europe's biggest annual imaging show, covering all aspects of photography from image capture through to output and beyond. Aimed mainly at the professional image maker and processor, as well as buyers of image making equipment and materials, the top manufacturers from around the World display their latest equipment and developments and this year UK commercial car photographer Tim Wallace has work on display from 3 of the very best, Nikon UK, Profoto Sweden and Epson UK at the show. …Read the full article here

02/03/2013

A few weeks ago commercial car photographer Tim Wallace spent some time with a very rare Aston Martin DB1 that had been discovered and brought back home to our client 'Aston'
This week saw media interest explode both within the UK and Internationally when the cars existence was made known. …Read the full article here

09/02/2013

The location was the Land Rover 'proving ground and test track within the massive Land Rover factory complex in Solihull England. The weather was very British..., and the event was the 2013 Land Rover Pro Live Shoot Seminar Event with Commercial Car Photographer Tim Wallace.
The event itself brought photographers in from far and wide including Denmark, the Netherlands and even one dedicated chap who flew all the way from Melbourne Australia just to attend this one day event with Tim. The event was designed by Tim to give the audience a real feel for what is involved on a professional commercial car shoot, and followed the entire shooting process through from car placement and light positioning to finished photography with full support from Profoto UK and also Nikon UK. The day was spent looking at 2 very different setups using multiple Pro lights working together and also looking at problems that car photographers face whilst on location and how to work to find solutions to these using position and lighting. The vehicles donated kindly by our client Land Rover for the event were the new Range Rover Evoque and the legendary Land Rover G4. …Read the full article here

03/02/2013

The Royal Photographic Society is one of the oldest and most respected societies in England and recently David Land from the RPS spent some time with Tim Wallace to talk about his work, his outlook on the industry today and where it all started for Tim many years ago to lead him to a path that would see him build a successful international business in just 6 years and become a respected name in the industry. Tim is an 'Associate' of the RPS having successfully passed the Associate judging to gain this award just 1 year after starting his business with his work having been featured at exhibitions and events by the RPS on several occasions, later this year Tim will be giving a talk for the society at their headquarters in Bath England. …Read the full article here

27/01/2013

The Lamborghini Murcielago SV is arguably one of the most recognisable cars available today. Some say that Lamborghini has lost some of its 'madness' but the Murcielago SV still retains many of the extreme body and performance qualities that gave Lamborghini its reputation for pushing boundaries many years ago. This month saw commercial car photographer Tim Wallace on location in Los Angeles to capture some photography of this dark example of automotive sculpture utilising the Opera House in down town LA with its enormous flowing arcs of steel and metal to act as the back drop for this shoot. …Read the full article here

23/01/2013

We are delighted to have received the news this month that Tim Wallace has reached the final 10 for 'Commercial Photographer of the Year' in the [Framed] Awards which are based in the US. The Awards, often referred to as the [F] Awards is held each year to award those photographers in the industry, both established and up and coming across the differing sectors and disciplines within professional photography. The [F] Award is a committee of judges that have selected the top 10 in each category and once these places are announced the results are published and part of the selection process is then open to 'voting' on the [F] Awards website. Nominees are selected for each award based on their quality of work from all submissions made and voting is open until February 8th at 12:00 (MST) …Read the full article here

20/01/2013

This week we would like to welcome Almanac Publishers based in Johannesburg South Africa as a new client to AmbientLife. Almanac are a media and publication based company that we are now working with to produce a range of high end bespoke commercial photography for as well as a series of corporate brand specific calendars for 2014. We look forward to working directly with creative directors over the coming year and the exciting projects that will bring. …Read the full article here

19/01/2013

California has long held a magical appeal in many people minds and recently photographer Tim Wallace spent some time there and recording some work in probably two of probably its best known cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tim shoots automotive car photography all over the World and as a photographer is always looking out of great locations and area's that his clients can utilise for advertising and commercial photography. Whilst in the US the photographer spent time also in Death Valley and Yosemite National Park to get a real feel for what the west coast is all about. …Read the full article here

15/01/2013

Today the prestigious UK based car manufacturer Aston Martin celebrated 100 years since it birth in 1913. UK commercial car photographer Tim Wallace is probably best known for his work shooting Aston Martin and is currently working on a book for our client Aston that we anticipate will be available and released for sale during 2013 the celebratory year.

The luxury brand marked the official anniversary of its founding 100 years ago with a ceremony in Chelsea’s Henniker Mews – the original home of the company that went on to become Aston Martin, founded on 15 January 1913. Aston Martin CEO, Dr Ulrich Bez - “I am proud to be celebrating 100 years of heritage and the best of British craftsmanship."
“Aston Martin is known around the world for our leading design combined with advanced technology. Ours is the coolest luxury car brand on the planet and I am looking forward to our second century of building the world’s most desirable sports cars.” …Read the full article here

14/01/2013

The Old Crow Speed Shop in Los Angeles exists for one reason, because of the passion of its owner to preserve and maintain the interest and art of building speed machines for land speed racing.
Commercial car photographer Tim Wallace hooked up with Bobby Green to do some commercial shooting at the workshop in Los Angeles. We look forward to working with Bobby again in the future and we are currently organising a trip out to shoot work at the infamous 'Speed Week' that takes place each year on the Utah Salt Flats. …Read the full article here

12/01/2013

This week saw commercial car photographer Tim Wallace being interviewed by Profoto Sweden. Tim recorded a set of 3 filmed interviews discussing his work, lighting and his feelings towards what makes a successful commercial image in todays market. The interviews are part of the 'Master Series' of films that Profoto produce featuring renowned professional photographers from around the World. …Read the full article here

11/01/2013

We are very happy to announce that AmbientLife photographer Tim Wallace has been requested by the Royal Photographic Society to give a professional Lecture in June this year to take place at the RPS headquarters in Bath, England.
Aimed at those who not only love great car photography but also those seeking to learn more about commercial photography. Participants will gain a better understanding of light and other elements along with aspects of business and commercial work in general.
Tim talks through his life in car photography and photography as a business, working within the industry today and how he approaches the market. …Read the full article here

23/12/2012

Recently whilst the Ambientlife team were out shooting commercial work in California photographer Tim Wallace took some time out to shoot some personal work on the infamous Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz Island is located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles offshore from San Francisco and is often referred to as "The Rock," the small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a federal prison from 1933 until 1963. Beginning in November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of Aboriginal Peoples from San Francisco who were part of a wave of Native activism across the nation with public protests through the 1970s. In 1972 Alcatraz became a national recreation area and received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
Today, the island's facilities are managed by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is home to the abandoned prison, the site of the oldest operating lighthouse on the west coast of the United States. …Read the full article here

16/12/2012

Nikon this week launched a brochure and review of their professional FX range of camera bodies and lenses in conjunction with European based photography magazine 'Digital SLR' magazine and some of the work of car photographer Tim Wallace was chosen to be featured to help demonstrate the quality of their optical lenses for the FX lens feature. The photograph features the legendary 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.

In 1964, Carroll Shelby was asked to enhance the performance of the new Ford Mustang, and the legendary GT350 was born. Initially just for racing, the 1965 GT350 R Model began its dominance on American racing circuits and making a name for itself by winning the SCCA B production championship in 1965, 1966 and 1967.

Ford wanted to put a version on the street known as the GT350 The GT350 was essentially a de-tuned and reworked R Model and it catapulted Mustang into the world of high performance. It became one of the most popular and recognizable brands in the automotive industry. The performance evolution continued with the famed king of the road, the GT500. …Read the full article here

08/12/2012

For the past 5 years UK Commercial Car Photographer Tim Wallace has been commissioned to shoot the Aston Calendar, this has grown over the last 5 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. In November last year Aston launched the new 2012 collection and this has been so well received and favoured by Aston's customers and and followers that it has been put in reprint as orders still flood in, a great accolade to the work and the enthusiasm of our followers with it now having a cult following around the world from the US to Russia and Japan.
The 2013 edition of the calendar has virtually sold out already and represents ` cross section of the Aston models through the years photographed through out the World in locations from the US to the Alpine passes of Switzerland. …Read the full article here

22/11/2012

DPC South Africa this month featured the work of Ambientlife photographer Tim Wallace.

"This exceptional Commercial Photographer’s work will have you drooling… Tim Wallace is an unbelievably talented Photographer, his shooting style is very pure and his attention to detail explains why he has received so many awards, including, International Advertising Photographer of the Year. Follow the images below, it will most assuredly inspire you…"

Danie Bester, founder and editor of DPC, has been lecturing extensively on photography throughout South Africa for some years. Danie’s love for fine art photography is evident in both his work, as well as his basic and advanced training courses. …Read the full article here