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James Wannop is a cycle coach from London UK. He has completed over 50 cycle centuries and coached many first timers and old hands along the way. He loves endurance sports events and has become an expert in this field, developing his own coaching program.
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- Wedding Photography Courses - A Quick Guide
[Relationships:Wedding] Wedding photography courses are an ideal way for an amateur photographer to learn the skills needed to get started in the wedding photography business. It is essential to get some sort of training before you shoot your first wedding otherwise you are likely to end up with unhappy clients. Key to any wedding photography course is learning the knowledge of other wedding photographers.
- Wedding Photography - Tips to Help You Successfully Photograph a Wedding
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Your first task upon being hired is to figure out exactly what the couple want. Not all of your portfolio may be the same so it is crucial that you discover what the couple wants from you and their photographs.
- Training For a Century Ride - Some Free Training Advice
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] If you are considering training for a century ride this may be one of the most important articles you have read for a long time. Below I will outline some of the main things you should focus on during your training...
- Make Money From Your Photography - Take a Wedding Photography Course
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] One of the things that frustrates amateur photographers is the large costs associated with the top end cameras and lenses. One of the best ways to fund such equipment is to make money from your photography. If you have mastered the basics of your DSLR then you are probably good enough to start making money from your photography.
- Distance Learning for Photography Helped Me Improve My Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] For some time I struggled to improve the quality of the photographs I was taking. After I bought my first digital slr camera I was initially amazed at the quality of pictures that I was taking. After a while however I became a bit frustrated by my photography and underwhelmed by the results I was getting. In fact after a few months I reached the point where I was hardly taking any photographs at all.
- Tokina 11-16mm Lens Review
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Tokina's 11-16mm f2.8 ultra wide lens is an unknown quantity to many people. The small range of lenses that Tokina produce leads many to dismiss the manufacturer as a sub standard third party manufacturer in the same league as Sigma or Tamron.
- Improve Your Photography Skills With Home Photography Courses
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Are you frustrated with your digital photography? Do you feel you should be taking better photographs than you should? If the answer to these questions is yes then this could be the most important article you have read for a long time.
- Course For Photography - How to Choose the Best Photography Course
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] This article sets out how to choose the best course for photography, allowing you to improve your skills as a photographer. Read on to learn more about what to look for in a photography course.
- Lomo Alternative - Same Quality, One Tenth the Price
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Electronics] Lomo cameras have continued to increase in popularity in recent years. It was not long ago that you could pick up a good condition Lomo LCA camera up from an auction site or thrift store for just a few dollars. Nowadays their popularity has meant that you will now have to pay several hundred dollars to get the same camera, even second hand.
- Wedding Photography Tips - How to Take Great Wedding Photographs
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Taking good wedding photography shots is not as easy as many professionals make it look. Whether you are looking to make money from wedding photography or are simply looking for tips on how to take some good shots at a friends wedding this article will give you some great free advice to help you improve the quality of shots you get.
- 3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Composition is everything. The most common mistake made by inexperienced photographers is simply by ensuring their subject is dead center of frame with plenty of space or background around the subject. While this ensure that none of the subject is missing from the frame, it will usually lead to dull or uninteresting looking photographs.
- The Cheapest Way to Improve Your Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Improving your photography can be a real challenge. Many photographers often get the equivalent of writers block where they are stuck for inspiration or simply feel trapped by their technical know how. This is common and at some point all photographers will experience these kinds of feelings.
- 100-Miles Bike Ride - How to Train & Complete a Cycle Century
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] The key to any successful 100 mile bike ride is preparation. In order to train your body to get as fit as possible you need to have a solid training plan to follow. The big mistake most people tend to make is simply going out and riding as much as they can in the belief that this is the best way to get as fit as possible.
- Home Photography Course - Helped Me Go From Amateur to Professional in 2 Weeks
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] I used to be so frustrated with my photography that I came close on a couple of occasions to selling my digital SLR camera. I found my photography had stagnated and i was not improving the quality of my shots as I had hoped. In fact if anything I thought I was getting worse!
- Some Tips to Help You Improve Your Digital Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] If you would like to improve your digital photography then this may be one of the best articles you have read in a long time. Below I will give you some great tips to help you improve the level of photographs you take, allowing you to take professional looking photographs. One of the most important things to understand as an amateur photographer is that if you have a good compact digital or a basic digital SLR camera then you already have the tools needed to take professional looking photographs.
- Home Photography Courses - The Easiest Way to Improve Your Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Want to improve your photography? Then why not take a home photography course. This article discusses why this is the best way to learn to improve the quality of your photographs.
- Take Professional Looking Photographs - Take a Home Photography Course
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Once you have bought a new digital camera it is easy to get carried away with the great image quality it can produce. What usually happens is that after a short period you start to get frustrated that not all of your images are as good as you feel they could or should be. Having been an avid photographer for many years I have seen exactly this happen to so many people.
- Improve Your Photography - Take Your Photography to the Next Level
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Virtually all photography hobbyists at some point in time become frustrated that they are not improving their photography skills. What is required to learn to use your camera to it's full potential is a clear explanation with examples and exercises that allow you to practice the new things that you learn.
- Home Photography Courses - How to Study Photography From Home
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] This article describes why home photography courses are the cheapest and most flexible way to learn to improve your photography skills. It also give some great tips to help you find the right course.
- Monopod Vs Tripod - How to Choose the Right Camera Support
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] It can be a difficult task trying to figure out if you should buy a tripod or a monopod to help improve your photography. In this article I shall discuss the merits and disadvantages of both and will hopefully help you formulate a better understanding of which one is best for you. If you are unsure which one to buy then this article should help you decide.
- Digital Camera Shooting Tips - How to Improve Your Photography
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Improving your photography is not as simple as buying the best camera on the market and spending thousands of dollars on the biggest and best lens. Sure doing this will give you all the tools you need to take some spectacular images however you need to be able to understand how to use these tool (or the cheaper ones you may already own!) in order to give you the exposure you want from a scene.
- Century Training Program - Getting the Most From Your Training
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Successfully training for and completing a century cycle ride may be far easier than you have imagined. Many people are wrongly concerned that their age, weight or current level of fitness means that they will likely not even be able to finish a century ride let alone complete one in a respectable time. In fact as long as they have a correctly structured century training program virtually anyone can quickly get to the stage where they can achieve their century goals.
- Century Ride Training - How to Get the Most From Your Training
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] If you want to ensure you get the most from your century it is key that you maximize your century ride training. This does not mean that you need to double the amount of hours a week you are spending in the saddle. In this article I will explain how you can change your training schedule to help you maximize your century performance.
- Nutritional Tips to Improve Your Cycling
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Do Not Diet. What we mean here is that if you have a big ride coming up for you generally want to lose weight through your cycling then do not diet. Instead make good nutrition a lifestyle change instead. Strict diets that ban all treats and favourite foods are bound to failure.
- How to Improve Your Century Training Schedule
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Training for a century ride is not a task to be taken lightly. Whether you are a century virgin or a seasoned hand there are a large number of things that can go wrong either during your training or the race itself that can impair the performance of your ride. In this article I will discuss some of the things that can be done to improve your century training schedule and improve your fitness, giving you a better chance of achieving the ride you want to.
- Advantages of Using Your Cameras Manual Mode
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] One of the main advantages to using manual mode on you camera is that it puts you in full control of the photographic exposure you will take. If you are learning about photography you have probably heard about the golden triangle of exposure. This describes the inter relationship between the aperture, shutter speed and ISO.
- Cycling is the Best Sport For Weight Loss
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Cycling is by far the best sport for weight loss. This article explains why this is so and how you can maximize your weight loss from the sport.
- Getting Motivated to Riding a Century
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Any long distance endurance event such as a century, marathon or triathlon requires a large amount of motivation. One of the best ways to motivate yourself for such an event is to think long and hard about your reasons for competing in such an event. All to often people (myself included) sign up to such events on a whim without really considering what our motivation is.
- Training For a Century - A Complete Guide to Riding 100 Miles
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] This article discusses how I got started training for a century ride and how it changed my life. Hopefully you can get the same benefit from riding your own century.
- The Secret to Lighting a Barbecue
[Food-and-Drink] There can not be many people that have not experienced a BBQ that simply will not light. Men the world over tend to pride themselves on their alleged BBQ skills however most at some point have battled (sometimes in vein) to light a barbecue. In this article I will reveal an absolutely foolproof way to successfully light your BBQ or grill every time without fail.
- Century Training Schedule 101 - How to Train For a Century Ride
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Do you want to ride a century? Riding your bike for 100 miles can be a daunting task however with the right training and preparation completing your first century is more than achievable. The key to successfully riding a century. The most important aspect of riding a bike for 100 miles is having a structured training program or schedule.
- The Magic Lens - Canon 50mm F1.8 Lens Review
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] First off I would like to say that this is one of the most under rated lenses in the whole market. In this article I will try and inform you why I have formed this opinion.
- Best Lens to Upgrade to For a Canon SLR
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Upgrading your kit lens is not an easy decision. This article explains what you should look for in a new lens and proposes a lens that no photographer should be without.
- Best Kit Lens Upgrade - This Lens is the Best to Upgrade To
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] If you have recently bought a new digital SLR camera you may be somewhat under whelmed by the results you are getting from the 18-55mm kit lens that came bundled with your camera. Historically SLR cameras used to come bundled with what are know as prime lenses. These are basically lenses with a fixed focal length, or without a zoom.
- Cheap Digital Camera Bag - How to Make Your Own
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Many photographers do not like traditional camera bags. More often than not they tend to be uncomfortable to carry, oddly shaped (big square bags) and pretty much useless for anything apart from carrying your camera and accessories.
- Photography - How to Use Aperture Priority Mode
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Many people that take the plunge and buy a digital slr camera soon become disillusioned and disappointed by the fact that the images they are taking with their SLR camera are better than they may have taken with a compact camera but are far less impressive than expected. It is also common for people to feel like they are unable to make the move from using their cameras automatic settings to manual mode. This article will explain why the above problem is common and will go on to explain how using aperture priority is likely to give ...
- Century Ride Training - How to Avoid Overtraining
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] One of the most common mistakes people make when training for a century rise is over training. It is all too tempting to simply think that the more you ride the fitter you will get and the quicker you'll be able to ride your century.
- Planning a Century Bike Ride - Where to Start Your Training
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] OK so you have decided you want to join the ranks of endurance athletes and ride a century. It can be a little tricky deciding which ride to do or you may not be lucky enough to find an organized ride that is both local and at a good time. In this article I will discuss a great alternative to an organised ride - doing a solo or unsupported century.
- Getting to the Heart of Century Ride Training - Using a HRM to Ride Faster
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] There is one simple device that is readily available to amateur riders that has the ability to dramatically improve your century ride performance - the heart rate monitor. Using a heart rate monitor to train efficiently can make a massive impact to your riding that can help you in your goal of riding a century quickly and comfortably. Professional cyclists have been using heart rate monitors as a training aid in order to get the most from their time spent on the bike.
- Century Training For Older Riders
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Many people ask me if riding a century is something they can do despite being in their twilight years. The first thing I tell them is that last year I coached an 82 year old rider to cycle his first century. Anything is possible with the right training.
- Century Riding - The Importance of Mental Strength
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] One of the main reasons why some people fail in their attempts to cycle a century is through lack of preparation. This lack of preparation usually is either physical (by not training enough or in a structured way) or mental. Mental preparation is often under rated by amateur endurance athletes.
- How to Choose a Century Bike 101
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Choosing a bike on which to ride a century can be a daunting task. In addition it is one of the most important decisions you will make during your preparation to ride your first century. You will be spending many hours on the bike you buy and making the wrong decision can mean you have many uncomfortable hours in the saddle ahead of you.
- The Best Century Training Program - How to Optimize Your Century Training
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] One of the most common questions I get asked is "what is the best century training program"? This is not an easy question to answer as every rider is different and has very unique bodies. Each person will respond differently to varying training loads, intensities and conditions.
- Century Ride Nutrition - How Nutrition Can Improve Your Century Ride
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Too many first time century riders fail to complete their rides due to poor nutrition both during training and on race day. During various exertion exercises our bodies usually obtain their energy from the body's store energy known as muscle glycogen. This glycogen comes from the carbohydrates we eat which are broken down into simple sugars and stored in our livers.
- Cycle a Century - Rediscover Your Fitness Via Cycling
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Just a few years ago I was over weight, had a terrible diet and seemed to always be getting ill. I had tried various things to get in shape, all the usual things such as joining a gym that i ended up never going to.
- Century Training Program - Planning is the Key to Cycling a Century
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] One of the most important elements of any attempt to cycle a century is to have an effective century training program from which to work. Riding 100 miles is not a simple task, especially if you have limited experience of endurance bike riding. As with new marathon runners a common mistake made by individuals is to jump into their training head first, do too much too quickly and end up injured.
- Century Training Equipment - 3 Tips to Help You Ride a Century
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Having the right century training equipment should be a vital part of any good century cycle program. Having the right kit can make or break your century attempt. Having cycled numerous centuries in recent years I have discovered some invaluable tips and advice that can help make both your century training successful but also your race day go as planned.
- Century Training Cycling - Use Your Mind to Cycle 100 Miles
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Many people that are training to cycle a century underestimate the mental aspect of the challenge and instead just focus purely on their physical. This article teaches you how to mentally prepare for a century ride.
- Century Training Equipment - What Kit You Need to Ride a Century
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Cycling a century successfully is a big task for most of us mere mortals. One huge point of worry for many potential century cyclists is the equipment they use and what is best to help them complete their century in the most comfort possible. In this article I will discuss some of the key bits of kit you will need to ride a century.
- New Years Resolution - Cycle a Century and Change Your Life
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Fancy making a New Years Resolution that could change your life? If the answer is yes it may be worth signing up to cycle a century.
- Bicycle Century Training - How to Train to Ride 100 Miles
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Bicycle century training can be a very daunting prospect. For someone relatively new to the sport, riding a bike for 100 miles can be a very daunting prospect. Many people wonder where to begin their training and what type of training they should be doing.
- Bicycle Century Training 101 - How to Train For a Century Ride
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Developing a successful bicycle century training program for yourself can be a daunting task. It can be very difficult to know where to begin, let alone know how to get yourself in shape to ride for 100 miles.
- Bicycle Century Training - How to Supercharge Your Speed For a Century
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] If you are planning on bicycling a century or are already training one of the things you will be focusing on is your average speed. This number will be the best tool you have to working out what your expected finish time will be. In this article I will reveal some great ways to boost your average speed.
- Nutrition For Cycling a Century - Food For a 100 Mile Ride
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Riding a bicycle 100 miles (a century) in a day is not an easy task. In order to successfully complete your ride and do so without inflicting too much pain on yourself you need to prepare well. One common error that catches people out is not planning what they will eat.
- Century Ride Training Tips - 4 Tips to Help You Cycle 100 Miles
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Tip 1: The 80:20 rule The mistake most people make is simply going out and riding hard all the time. What can happen is you do not allow your body enough time to recover. Instead you simply slowly wear yourself out over a period of time, causing a negative effect on your performance.
- Cycling a Century - Make Sure You Have the Right Equipment For the Job
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] The Bike - Obviously this is the most important piece of kit you will need. Which bike you choose will be dependent on budget as you can spend anything from a couple of hundred dollars up to a few thousand on a road bike. The more you spend the higher spec machine you will get and the main difference will be weight saving.
- Century Ride Training - Where to Start If You Want to Ride 100 Miles
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Getting started with your century ride training can be a daunting task, particularly if you are relatively inexperienced with endurance cycling. One of the most common problems I hear is from people not knowing where to start. In this article I will attempt to get you started by identifying some of the things you should be doing now to get your training started on the right track.
- Century Training and Days Off - Recovery and Training
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] When training to cycle a century it can often be difficult to know exactly what to do on your rest days. Some people become almost addicted to training and can develop a form of guilt about taking a days rest.
- Century Training Plan - How to Develop Your Own Training Program to Ride 100 Miles
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Designing a century training plan can be a bit of a daunting task. Questions such those listed below often spring to mind.
- How Much Training Do I Need to Do to Cycle a Century - 100 Miles?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] The above is not an easy question to answer. How much training you need to do depends on so many factors that the answer is different for every individual. Below I will discuss some of the points you will need to consider to answer this.
- Power Training For Cycling - Best Way to Improve Your Riding
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Power training for cycling is now the norm in the professional pelaton. This article explains why it is the most accurate way to measure and plan your cycling speed and endurance.
- Cycling 100 Miles - A Training Guide
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Cycling 100 miles requires adequate preparation. This article explains the basics of what you'll need to be able to cycle for 100 miles.
- Interval Training For Cyclists - How Intervals Can Boost Performance
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] Interval training for cyclists are a great way to boost both the speed and strength of a rider. They may hurt but the results they give are well worth the effort.
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