Meet Cynthia Azzam of Cynazzam Photography in Katy

Today we’d like to introduce you to Cynthia Azzam.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
By nature I am attracted to beauty. Since a young age I have captured photographs of things I find beautiful.

I shot film and my first SLR camera was a Canon AE1. I took photography in college and developed my own film. The hobby got expensive, and life had so many other plans. My camera sat in a bag which lived in a box which moved with me from house to house until the hobby was forgotten and the years had passed. Then came the digital age, and the passion was re-ignited, and the hobby was awakened.

I travel and captured my adventures, I love photographing candid situations and behind the scenes action. More than anything I love photographing people and their expressions and portrait photography was born within me.

My appreciation for beauty gives me a unique artistic eye to bring that out in everyone. I am Cynthia A. Azzam, spicy, bubbly and creative. My photography is signed cynaZZam for a hint of whimsy and fun. I am of Lebanese origins and very American at heart. My background is in decor, in hospitality and in aesthetics.

I grew up surrounded by beauty, artistry is very important and I have the eye for it. I love color, I love glamour and I love drama and most of all I love to combine them. My style is Hollywood glamour, chic yet quirky, whimsical and elegant. My photography will take you back in time where feminine beauty was powerful and masculinity was defined. I excel in glamour photography, classic portraits, Fine Art and vintage style portraiture,

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
The main struggle still to this day for me to see the person in front of me for whom they are and not the image I want to give them. I have a style and I tend to project that onto them, most clients like that and that is why they come to me, but others have their own ideas and I am learning to see them in their light rather than mine alone.

So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Cynazzam Photography story. Tell us more about the business.
My business is about beauty and personality, about a unique character that I must project and bring out in photography. I unleash my personality and put my client at ease, break the ice and make them laugh in order to bring out a side of them that only their close friends get to see. I capture that in my photography, in portraiture and in headshots.

I love glamour and drama and I am known for that in my portrait work. My sense of whimsical formality sets me apart from other portrait photographers.

Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
Luck? No such thing. Hard work, networking, giving of yourself and breaking some rules, that is what makes my business successful. Perhaps I’m lucky in that I have a personality that is easy to approach and no one is a stranger to me.

Pricing:

• Business Headshots $150
• Glamour & Boudoir session starts at $400
• Classic & Formal 16×20 portraiture $1200

Contact Info:

• Address: Studio is located on Mondial Rd. in Ventana lakes, Katy
• Website: http://www.cynazzamphotography.com/
• Phone: 713-594-0558
• Email: cynazzam@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynazzam/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynazzamphotography/?pnref=lhc

Image Credit:
Photography by Cynazzam Photography
Hair & Makeup by Cynthia Azzam