  High-precision time series photometry with the Kepler satellite has been
crucial to our understanding both of exoplanets, and via asteroseismology, of
stellar physics. After the failure of two reaction wheels, the Kepler satellite
has been repurposed as Kepler-2 (K2), observing fields close to the ecliptic
plane. As these fields contain many more bright stars than the original Kepler
field, K2 provides an unprecedented opportunity to study nearby objects
amenable to detailed follow-up with ground-based instruments. Due to bandwidth
constraints, only a small fraction of pixels can be downloaded, with the result
that most bright stars which saturate the detector are not observed. We show
that engineering data acquired for photometric calibration, consisting of
collateral `smear' measurements, can be used to reconstruct light curves for
bright targets not otherwise observable with Kepler/K2. Here we present some
examples from Kepler Quarter 6 and K2 Campaign 3, including the delta Scuti
variables HD 178875 and 70 Aqr, and the red giant HR 8500 displaying solar-like
oscillations. We compare aperture and smear photometry where possible, and also
study targets not previously observed. These encouraging results suggest this
new method can be applied to most Kepler and K2 fields.
