Sunday Post 11-30-08

Tom Grill

Tom Grill is often considered the father of stock photography. He pioneered it's best pre-internet marketing tool, the catalog. He founded companies such as 4x5 and Comstock, and now owns Tom Grill Images and Tetra Images. He has written The Art of Scenic Photography, The Essential Darkroom Book, and Photographic Composition. He began his photographic career in his twenties doing photojournalism work while living in Brazil. When he returned to New York he began shooting commercial work for big-name cosmetic companies. Now his daughter, Jamie, is following in his stock photo footsteps with her company Jamie Grill Photography. His images are simple with clean backgrounds and definitive product placements. They look like the jumped straight off of a brochure, when the reality is they most likely jumped straight into one.

Interview:
http://rising.blackstar.com/comstock-founder-tom-grill-continues-to-adapt-to-change.html

Gallery:
http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-65393p1.html

Website:
http://www.tomgrill.com/index.htm