Greetings to all who take the time to read this,

My names is Joseph W. Knights, I am currently stationed in Saudi Arabia as a Security Advisor and working on my 23rd year in the United States Army. I am at the end of my military career and I am attempting to wind down and into a semblance of a normal civilian life. I have a beautiful wife and 3 wonderful sons who all mean the world to me.

I am into photography because I enjoy it and I am definitely enjoying the new found ability to create, analyze and observe the artistic side of myself. I have no clue as to how to describe my work as there are so many different paths I wish to explore. I will say there is a wonderful intimacy to portrait work, coupled with the objective detachment; it is unlike anything else I have ever experienced. As a result of this new found desire, I am currently enrolled in the New York Institute of Photography and very much enjoying the learning process.

My wife is my biggest advocate, (whether she actually sees I can be a potentially good artist or she sees that it makes me happy and ultimately keeps me closer to home, I may never know!) Irregardless of the reason, she diligently spends hours with me, assisting me in my endeavors, which is fine by me as it is just another aspect of photography I enjoy. If I actually manage to take a few decent photo’s along the way, so much the better.

With that said, I am reaching out to take on new challenges and explore my deeper creative self and artistic passions. I look for models or just ordinary people who have an energy that can surge through my lens and have a passion for being photographed. If you would like to share in my endeavor or even have ideas of your own, email me at jwknights_2000@yahoo.com.

I, like every other photographer enjoys feedback, positive or negative as long as it is honest and respectful. Whether it is technical, emotional or from the clouds of imagination, I read it with enthusiasm. I do ask that you be polite and respectful of your comments, both to me, the models and friends I photograph. I always appreciate adding my photo’s as a favorite, but if you do not have an active photo stream, or your photo stream is rude, crude or fake do not feel offended when I block you, however I doubt that someone of that nature would not have made it this far with the reading.

Thank you for visiting!

Equipment

Cameras

Sony A100

Sony A300 + Vertical Grip

Sony A550 + Vertical Grip

Sony A900

Lenses

Sony 70-200 f/2.8

Sony 24-70 f/2.8 Carl Zeiss

Sony 50 f/1.4

Sony 75-300 f/4.5-f/5.6

Sony 18-70 f/3.5- f/5.6

Sony 2X Tele Converter

Flashes/ extras

Sony Sony HVL-F58AM Flash

Sony HVL-F42AM Flash

Vu-Pro Continuous Lighting

Gary Fong

LumiQuest Softbox III

Lumiquest Snoot

Roscoe Flash Correction Filters

Optecka

Seckonic L-358 Light meter

Software:

Sony Image Data Converter

Adobe Lightroom 2.7

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0

Important: photography and content are copyright © J.W.Knights. All rights are reserved world wide. None of these photographs may be reproduced and/or used publicly in any way without written permission. If you’re interested in a photo please ask!