I am a portraiture, photojournalism, and fine art photographer, specializing in artistic portraiture. I thrive off connecting with my subjects and creating images that they will cherish for a lifetime.

I have just returned from an amazing adventure- my family was relocated to the Netherlands for a year -
read about our adventures on my blog.

Coming from generations of artists, both musical and visual, I inherited my artistic eye primarily from my father (an amateur photographer) and my grandmothers (one a painter, the other a serious doodler). I began my love of photography as a teenager after receiving a 35mm camera and 4 rolls of black and white film for Christmas, and experienced a renewal of this passion with the birth of my daughter in 2003.

I was raised in the Austin area, and I've lived in Texas for almost 30 years. (I was legally naturalized as a Texan in 2001 by a judge in Burnet, Texas, just to be safe.) I live in Houston with my supporting and understanding husband, ridiculously fun, smart and photogenic daughter, my Dutch bicycle, and our vicious Lhasa Apso mix, Andy.

I use Canon digital gear, Mamiya TLR and Polaroid medium format film equipment, and prefer natural light in my image creation (though I am starting to become addicted to strobes).

I am a Flickr junkie- I could (and now thanks to Apple TV, I DO) spend hours hopping from one photo stream to the next, soaking in everyone's unique perspective and take on their world.

View my photos at bighugelabs.com





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Photos of karibethn (20)

  • {043} Don Juan by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • EMG-8124kari3 by cybertoad
  • Nov 1 by karibethn
  • [ 2/365 ] the creative mind plays with the objects it loves by karibethn
  • [ 3/365 ] fear of being wrong by karibethn
  • [ 4/365 ] potent muse by karibethn
  • [ 5/365 ] the only one who knows by karibethn
  • [ 6/365 ] always be immature by karibethn
  • [ 7/365 ] close-knit family by karibethn
  • [ 8/365 ] always and forever explaining things by karibethn
  • [ 9/365 ] wake up feeling healthy by karibethn
  • [ 10/365 ] source of misunderstandings by karibethn
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  • Bente by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • This was so cute. Behind the Wortham by Pixeltopia
  • DSC01108_6_7_tonemapped by baldheretic
  • Garden spells by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • . by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • What's in my bag? by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • {036} Danse by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • Lieke and the little bird's nest by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • {xxx} Waiting for the storm to come by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • Lieke by Karin Elizabeth (karinelips.nl)
  • I fucking *knew* it. by jennythebloggess
  • Hugs by Balakov
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Testimonials (3)

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    groovehouse says:

    "One night, in the middle of a dark bar in midtown, karibethn gave me some simple instructions that transformed the way I take photos with my 50mm lens. I cannot thank her enough. I was a total stranger to her and the lens the night we met. Her willingness to help me instantly take better photos was such a beautiful gesture, I feel the advice she gave me was a humanitarian effort of saintly proportions. She is the Mother Theresa of Photography."

    13th March, 2008

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    Blind.Point says:

    ""your photographs really leaves me speechless each time i view them! with each photo a story is told and left to the mind of the viewer to imagine... not all photographers can achieve this element of mystery in their work! but i congratulate you because you are gifted with this talent!
    i love all your works! your just so Wonderful ! ^_^ "

    Love
    Ahmed"

    1st February, 2008

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    *Modimo* says:

    "I don't speak english, but i love your stream... so many poetic situation in simple life, you have the eye, i love your work...

    Vos photos sont pleines de poésie, elles touchent l'âme humaine et les portraits d'enfants sont magnifiques... j'aime vos photos, merci de les partager avec nous..."

    23rd December, 2007

Joined:
March 2007
Hometown:
Round Rock, TX
Currently:
Houston, TX, USA
I am:
Female and Taken
Occupation:
Photographer
Website:
Kari Noser Photography