Davis, Harold 1953–

PERSONAL:

Born January 9, 1953, in NJ; son of Martin (a mathematician) and Virginia (an artist) Davis; married Phyllis Hopper (a writer and designer); children: Julian, Nicky, Matthew. Education: New York University, B.A., 1974; Rutgers University, J.D., 1978.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Berkeley, CA. Agent—Matt Wagner, Fresh Books Literary Agency, 231 Diana St., Placerville, CA 95667.

CAREER:

Writer and photographer.

WRITINGS:

Publishing Your Art as Cards & Posters: The Complete Guide to Creating, Designing & Marketing, Consultant Press (New York, NY), 1990, expanded edition, 2003.

Photographer's Publishing Handbook, Images Press (New York, NY), 1991.

Successful Fine Art Photography: How to Market Your Art Photography, Images Press (New York, NY), 1992.

(With Peter Norton and wife, Phyllis Davis) Guide to Visual Basic 4 for Windows 95, 4th edition, Sams Publishing (Indianapolis, IN), 1995.

Delphi Power Toolkit for Windows: Cutting-Edge Tools & Techniques for Programmers, Ventana (Research Triangle Park, NC), 1995.

Visual Basic 4 Secrets, Programmers Press (Foster City, CA), 1996.

Web Developer's Secrets, IDG Books Worldwide (Foster City, CA), 1997.

Visual Basic 5 Secrets, IDG Books Worldwide (Foster City, CA), 1997.

Visual Basic 6 Secrets, IDG Books Worldwide (Foster City, CA), 1998.

Red Hat Linux 6, Peachpit Press (Berkeley, CA), 1999.

Visual Basic 6, Peachpit Press (Berkeley, CA), 2000.

Visual Basic.NET Programming, Sybex (San Francisco, CA), 2002.

Visual C#.Net Programming, Sybex (San Francisco, CA), 2002.

(With Richard Mansfield) The Wi-Fi Experience: Everyone's Guide to 802.11b Wireless Networking, Que (Indianapolis, IN), 2002.

Visual Basic.NET for Windows, Peachpit Press (Berkeley, CA), 2003.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi Wireless Networking, Que (Indianapolis, IN), 2004.

Learn How to Program: Using Any Web Browser, Apress (Berkeley, CA), 2004.

(With Joe Merlino and Kate Wrightson) Red Hat Linux 9, Peachpit Press (Berkeley, CA), 2004.

Digital Photography: Digital Field Guide, Wiley (Hoboken, NJ), 2005.

Building Research Tools with Google for Dummies, Wiley (Hoboken, NJ), 2005.

Google Advertising Tools, O'Reilly Media (Sebastopol, CA), 2006.

Anywhere Computing with Laptops: Making Mobile Easier, Que (Indianapolis, IN), 2006.

Practical Artistry: Light and Exposure for Digital Photographers, O'Reilly Digital Studio (Sebastopol, CA), 2007.

The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite and the High Sierra: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them, Countryman (Woodstock, VT), 2008.

SIDELIGHTS:

Harold Davis told CA: ‘I've written many books about computer programming and technology. However, my writing career is currently supporting my work as a photographer—meaning that I am writing books about digital photo techniques and books that are illustrated with my photos."