Hallo, ich bin Conny

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I am not the kind of person that usually likes to talk about myself. It’s not that I don’t have an interesting life or anything to say. As a matter of fact I have gone through a lot of turns and twisting roads and have made a lot of experiences to become the woman I am today. I was born in the United States on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and spent my early childhood there with my two elder sisters. This was a very beautiful and careless time in my life. Then my parents moved to Germany and this is where I live today. It was hard for me to get used to - but know I would say I am more German than American. But some things will always be influenced from my childhood in the US.

Hochzeitsfotografin NRW, Köln, Düsseldorf und Bergisch Gladbach
Cornelia Lietz

My carrier path started as a Biologist but my passion for photography started to overrule my passion for biology and so it had to be, that a became a professional photographer. Never could I have imagined that one day I would have my own business as a photographer. Actually I am a shy person but curiosity and inpatients often bring me to do things I would never have believed to do. For instance I am not good with words and I am afraid to speak in front of people. Yet, I became a group fitness trainer and I also give photography workshops today. When I look back I often ask my self how did I get here. I do not plan things in life, they just seem to happen. But I do have a lot of dreams and some of them come true. Like my dream of having a small house and a family one day. This dream- come-true may be the most important one in my life. I have two lovely daughters I am very proud of. I love nature and there is nothing better then going horseback riding outside in the nature just me and my hours as my companion – feeling the wind and listening to the sounds of the woods. …. I really miss riding. I have been riding all my life – Sad, but nowadays I do not get the chance to ride very often. Another thing that is deeply connected with me is dancing. I always loved to dance and I was a semi professional dancer in my younger Years. But I still love to dance and I go out dancing every now and then. It frees my mind and nourishes my soul. Luckily I have a lot of friends who love to dance. Sports in general will always be a part of my life and I plan to do sports as long as I live. Another fact of me is that I love food and lifestyle. I eat almost everything if it is prepared in a great way and is presented with love. I also love big meal tables with close Family or close friend and I even enjoy cooking for these kind of big events. Christmas for example is a huge event at our home every year and I love it! Lastly, as I said I am curios of life, I love to travel and get to see new countries meet foreign people love to learn about their traditions and taste foreign food. I love sitting in Cafés, Delis or restaurants, just watching and enjoying good life. …Or hiking the mountains – Probably my perfect vacation day would look like …hiking and then recovering in a Café. After that, being lazy on a beach, slurping a cocktail, and dancing all night. Haha 🙂 Not to forget, I am an helpless romantic and emotional person that loves capturing people emotions and LOVE. And why are weddings so great to photograph? Because I can capture the story of two people in love. It’s about emotions, love, family, friends, food, fun, travelling, and people. Things that really relate with me. I would love to capture your love-story.

My approach

"I walk into a room and search for beauty."

My style is a lovely merge of photojournalism, creative lifestyle portraiture and art. I like to keep it simple and authentic. My goal is to capture the story of your wedding day in a photo-journalistic way, to capture all the special moments of you and your guests laughing, crying, smiling, dancing, and having a great time and to preserve all the details, from your cake to your shoes.

My Inspiration

I find Inspiration in cinematic movies and fashion magazines. I also love to do creative projects and editorial and fashion photo shoots.

I am a dreamer and have a lot of ideas and dreams. I like to try new things and to travel foreign countries. One of my project was to make a fusion video This is a mixture of Video and stills (stop motion). On my Vimeo page you can see an example of my first fusion video. It was so much fun making it that you can be sure it wasn’t my last time making a fusion video.

The most important thing in my life is my family and my children. They are my life. If I’m not running around taking pictures, I love to do sports and go dancing. And I am a total foody.

My work has been featured in print magazines like Gala Wedding, Braut Magazin, Marry Mag and Online magazines like Grace Ormonde Weddingstyle, Junbug Weddings, Hochzeitsguide, Style me Pretty and many more.

TESTIMONIALS

“ Deine Bilder fangen genau die Emotionen ein, die wir erlebt haben und als wir uns die Bilder ansahen, war es, als würden wir den Tag nocheinmal erleben dürfen! Herzlichsten dank für diese großartigen Aufnahmen / wir sind überglücklich!!!! ”

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Kerstin & Basti

“ Liebe Conny, wir sind einfach nur sprachlos!
Als wir dich und deine Art einzigartige, wunderbare Fotos zu machen auf der Hochzeit von sehr guten Freunden kennengelernt haben, stand für uns fest, dass du uns an unserem Hochzeitstag begleitest.
Bereits bei dem entspannten und lustigen Engagement-Shooting mit dir haben wir uns so wohl gefühlt.
An unserem Hochzeitstag hast du so wunderbare Fotos gemacht, durch die du die ganz besonderen Emotionen dieses Tages eingefangen hast. Wir danken dir so sehr, für diese einzigartigen, wunderschönen Erinnerungen an unsere Hochzeit.”

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Miri & André

“Conny hat ganz tolle Fotos von unserer Hochzeit gemacht. Hierbei hat Sie genau unsere Vorstellungen berücksichtigt von der Art der Fotos. Wir haben dadurch wunderschöne Erinnerungen an unseren besonderen Tag. Vielen herzlichen Dank Conny für Deine tolle Arbeit!!”

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Eva & Martin

“ Hallo liebe Conny,
ohhhh ist das schön! Wir sind gestern viel zu spät eingeschlafen, weil wir immer und immer wieder die Bilder durchgeschaut haben. Sie gefallen uns wirklich verflixt gut! Du hast genau das geschafft, was wir uns von Dir erhofft hatten: Nämlich uns - so wie wir sind - einzufangen. Wir sind schwer begeistert. Vielen lieben Dank!”

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Kirsten & Philipp