Timeline
Age 16: 2002
Finishing college aged 16, Tom decided to fully concentrate on filmmaking in short films and features. Tom worked part-time at film production houses and theatre venues as an assistant director and full-time at T.V post-production facilities as an assistant editor and camera assistant. He worked within television commercials in London and Manchester as a camera trainee.
Age 19: 2005
After completing his 17th film as writer, producer and director, Tom concluded his filmmaking ventures for a career in still photography, with a focus in celebrity portraiture. He worked at ‘KPP Studio Photography’ and Green Imaging Photography as a photographer assistant and freelanced as a unit stills photographer for P4 Films, Cheltenham Film Studios.
Age 20: 2006
In January 2006, Tom formed his company ‘Tom Doyle Photography’, with a focus on portraiture and commercial photography. Enrolling on a City and Guilds Photography course, Tom honed his lighting and cinematic techniques and he received an accreditation award for his portraiture work.
Age 21: 2007
Following a European tour and subsequent exhibition, Tom has established himself as a freelance photographer, working throughout the UK for a range of clients including: Hopwood International, Totally Magazine and Archant Life’. Tom is building his celebrity portfolio.
Finishing college aged 16, Tom decided to fully concentrate on filmmaking in short films and features. Tom worked part-time at film production houses and theatre venues as an assistant director and full-time at T.V post-production facilities as an assistant editor and camera assistant. He worked within television commercials in London and Manchester as a camera trainee.
Age 19: 2005
After completing his 17th film as writer, producer and director, Tom concluded his filmmaking ventures for a career in still photography, with a focus in celebrity portraiture. He worked at ‘KPP Studio Photography’ and Green Imaging Photography as a photographer assistant and freelanced as a unit stills photographer for P4 Films, Cheltenham Film Studios.
Age 20: 2006
In January 2006, Tom formed his company ‘Tom Doyle Photography’, with a focus on portraiture and commercial photography. Enrolling on a City and Guilds Photography course, Tom honed his lighting and cinematic techniques and he received an accreditation award for his portraiture work.
Age 21: 2007
Following a European tour and subsequent exhibition, Tom has established himself as a freelance photographer, working throughout the UK for a range of clients including: Hopwood International, Totally Magazine and Archant Life’. Tom is building his celebrity portfolio.
Age 22: 2008
After winning ‘Most Promising Business Newcomer Award’ at the annual Business Showcase awards, Tom was asked to photograph Bruce Springsteen, for Sony BMG.
His focus is now on working with national lifestyle magazines, marketing communication agencies and media relation consultancies across the UK. His 2009 plans are to start Tom Doyle International (‘TDI’) at the beginning of the year, with new target sectors of film publicity photography and editorial creative design.
Age 23: 2009
Tom has continued with success for his exhibition work, taking him to venues such as the Courthouse Guild Gallery, Priory Theatre Art Gallery, Lensky (Stow-on-the-Wold) Gallery, the Number 8 Arts centre in Pershore and The Sun Gallery (Fife, Scotland). In total, he has 10 exhibitions taking place throughout the UK, in addition to his Fine Art concept photography work (featuring 8 design pieces in total).
His new clients include: Waitrose, British Airways, British Film Institute, The Guardian, Business Link and Audi. He began a business partnership with Bristol Film Studios for his studio portraiture and advertising shoots.
In January 2009, Bill Charles Inc. (based in New York) became Tom’s agent representation for his lifestyle and travel images.
After winning ‘Most Promising Business Newcomer Award’ at the annual Business Showcase awards, Tom was asked to photograph Bruce Springsteen, for Sony BMG.
His focus is now on working with national lifestyle magazines, marketing communication agencies and media relation consultancies across the UK. His 2009 plans are to start Tom Doyle International (‘TDI’) at the beginning of the year, with new target sectors of film publicity photography and editorial creative design.Age 23: 2009
Tom has continued with success for his exhibition work, taking him to venues such as the Courthouse Guild Gallery, Priory Theatre Art Gallery, Lensky (Stow-on-the-Wold) Gallery, the Number 8 Arts centre in Pershore and The Sun Gallery (Fife, Scotland). In total, he has 10 exhibitions taking place throughout the UK, in addition to his Fine Art concept photography work (featuring 8 design pieces in total).
His new clients include: Waitrose, British Airways, British Film Institute, The Guardian, Business Link and Audi. He began a business partnership with Bristol Film Studios for his studio portraiture and advertising shoots.
In January 2009, Bill Charles Inc. (based in New York) became Tom’s agent representation for his lifestyle and travel images.
