Karen Nace's photostream  

I'm a graphic designer and photographer with an aptitude for anything involving pixels. I recently turned myself into a small photo business, showing and selling my work at art/craft shows and on the web. Animals being my other true love, I recently started AnimalArt, a service where I take photo's of pets and turn them into funky, posterized custom designs.

I'd love any feedback on my photography and AnimalArt. I am always striving to improve, and in my mind, I'll probably never be good enough, but that, to me, is a good thing. It's what will always drive me to work harder and keep taking my work to the next level. So any suggestions on either the creative or business end of my endeavor would be greatly appreciated!

Photo site: karennace.com
AnimalArt: www.animalartimaging.com

And now some useless info:

Hobbies: Photography, Photoshop (really, playing with any program that starts with "Adobe") driving my awesome Mini, going on MINI road rallies, traveling, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, exercising, watching movies, reading, playing with my dogs

Favorite color: Black

Favorite food: Salad, sushi, crabs, popcorn

Favorite Drink: Cabernet Sauvignon

Favorite holiday: Christmas

Favorite Store: IKEA

Favorite Singer: Jimmy Buffett hands down

Favorite Songs: Far side of the World, Pirate looks at 40, Redemption Song, Mr. Tambourine Man, Sugar Magnolia, Pachabel Canon (10 points to anyone who knows the composer)

Favorite Movies: Here we go... Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Lost in Translation; Gone with the Wind, Spirited Away, Kill Bill, Memoirs of a Geisha, Rear Window, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Chocolat, V for Vendetta

Places I would love to see: Africa, Australia, Paris, Alaska, Cambodia, Tokyo, All the Hawaiian islands, All of Italy, Every Caribbean island,...ok,so I want to see the whole world.

Things I Love: Watching the sunrise over a Caribbean island, Animals, especially dogs and horses, the feeling of crashing in bed after a hard day, Christmas morning, driving the Capital beltway when theres no traffic, the rush I get after I work out, riding a horse bareback, going over the bridge to Long Beach Island and seeing Ron Jons in the distance, Cruise ships, Vanilla Coke, back massages, good wine, a good conversation that lasts all night, going to IKEA, Vacations with the whole family, daydreaming, fast Italian cars, going places I've never been, Learning things I never knew

Things I cant stand: Rude people, excuses, cold weather, hidden police cars, parking services, closed minded people, PCs (sorry Im a Mac person)

Things that make me nervous: Needles, people who dont like animals