Last chance to get 60% off at my print store!

Trying to clean house & will NOT be selling anything new anytime soon; point being, these will be the last prints you can get for a while. 

All have been shown in at least 2 galleries.
There is a variant of sizes depending on the print, check the drop down menu. 

The sale ends in 4 days, so get on it! :)

& REBLOG TO SUPPORT :)

I get this a lot so I'm just going to broadcast it here:

In all of my photos, the backgrounds are not an effect or green screen.

Everything is practical effects. 

What is front of the camera is what shows up in the photograph. Lighting, backdrops & the subject, all of that is physically in front of me.

note association

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Gillian Eliza

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

held inside

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Hillary

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

blossoming genius

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Michael Thomas McCurry

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

Hello all new/old followers!

I’m really psyched about the responses I’ve been getting for Illusions of the Body. 
I want to let everyone know, that series is ongoing. I am always looking to add diversity to the series. More men would be great, more ethnicities, ages, body types etc.

If you are interested in being apart of it, contact me here: info@graciehagen.com
I am located in Chicago, IL

Illusions of the Body was made to tackle the supposed norms of what we think our bodies are supposed to look like. Most of us realize that the media displays only the prettiest photos of people, yet we compare ourselves to those images. We never get to see those photos juxtaposed against a picture of that same person looking unflattering. That contrast would help a lot of body image issues we as a culture have.

Imagery in the media is an illusion built upon lighting, angles & photoshop. People can look extremely attractive under the right circumstances & two seconds later transform into something completely different.

Within the series I tried get a range of body types, ethnicities & genders to show how everyone is a different shape & size; there is no “normal”. Each photo was taken with the same lighting & the same angle.

Celebrate your shapes, sizes & the odd contortions your body can get itself into. The human body is a weird & beautiful thing.

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

reminder of the missed 

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Sarah Kopp

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

quadriplegia

[ Affect vs Effect ]

Model: Gabe

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

Photo a day October 2013 - Last year we did the same thing, it’s an interesting look at our relationship within the course of a month & now a year apart.  

Photographs by Gracie Hagen of Gracie Hagen & Rob

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cam damage

[ Illusions of the Body ]

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

empathy

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Cam Damage

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

brooke lynne

[ Illusions of the Body ]

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

the rocky terrain

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Brooke Lynne

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

Do your Holiday shopping now! There’s only 1 of each, almost all have been shown in galleries & there is a variant of sizes depending on the print, check the drop down menu. 

REBLOG TO SUPPORT :)

no longer here

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Danny

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

for the sake of the future

[ Secretomotor Phenomenon ]

Model: Justin

Photographer: Gracie Hagen

l shima

[ Illusions of the Body ]

Photographer: Gracie Hagen