Hi Kathleen,

I came across your website and had an idea that I wanted to run by you regarding contributor opportunities with Fashion Incubator. I work with QuadPhoto; a professional photography studio with nine locations throughout the U.S. You can learn more about us by visiting our website: http://www.quadphoto.com

With studios in major fashion industry-saturated cities (NYC, Miami and L.A.), fashion photography is one of our areas of expertise. As a website that provides professional advice to aspiring designers, your readers are sure to be interested in the different ways that they can use photography to promote their lines and make a name for themselves. Possible topics of
interest for novice designers are “Preparing for a Photo Shoot,” “Affording Fashion Photography on a Tight Budget,” “Communicating with Your Photographer to Obtain Images that Accurately Represent your Line, ” etc.

Might you be open to posting tutorials/guidelines, written by one (or more) of our fashion photographers on Fashion Incubator? This would be a great way to educate your readers about a segment of the fashion design world that is often overwhelming but necessary to succeed in an image obsessed industry.

Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,
Angelina Berghela
angie[AT]hsmediamarketing[DOT]com
QuadPhoto Media Relations
1540 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12205
Phone: 518-458-1600
Fax: 518-458-7173

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