Above us only sky

Cindy Cooperider

Above us only sky

She swings in a world of imagination.

I found this photo at an estate sale – no information on the back. She has such an expression of longing to go with her little red tennis shoes.

Above us only sky belongs to the following groups:

Childhood and PixElations - The Art of Photoshop Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Above us only sky by Cindy Cooperider
  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    beautiful well done

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Alyson Pearson

    Alyson Pearson

    gorgeous!

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler

    Fantastic picture. I love the treatment and the colortone

  • Marko Palm

    Marko Palm

    Wow! This is great!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    oh, she’s lovely….love the old swing and the beautiful layers with the gold haze

  • Lys •

    Lys •

    oh this is marvelous! so whimsical!

  • blamo

    blamo

    fairy tale image enhanced by a great overlay colours spot on

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Trace Lowe

    Trace Lowe

    This is a brilliant image nice work!

  • William Hallatt

    William Hallatt

    A beautiful piece.

  • DWarren

    DWarren

    This is simply stunning with the golden tones….love it!!

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you!

  • Jennifer Johnson

    Jennifer Johnson

    wow very cool…

  • screamqueen

    screamqueen

    beautiful work!

  • Jennifer Vickers

    Jennifer Vickers

    serene image. brings back lost memories.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is great, nice treatment

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you – your comments mean a lot!

  • Romeo Koitmäe

    Romeo Koitmäe

    Well composition and nice tone.

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you!

  • Eyal Nahmias

    Eyal Nahmias

    Great image. A well done color treatment that brings a feeling of light and joy. Your digital manipulation created a very pleasing and emotive image. The essence of childhood can be easily identified here. I was just wandering if these are images you took, or are they vintage images collected from family or antique / thrift shops…?

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    These are vintage photos – mostly from auctions and estate sales. Thank you so much for your comment – I love hearing feedback on my work.

  • Ine Spee

    Ine Spee

    I really like what you are doing with these photos. The photos in themselves already are beautiful and can tell tons of stories, but with your treatment, they become even more appealing.
    This one reminds me of my own childhood, and how we could carelessly spend the day on a swing, not a thing in the world to worry about. This photo symbolises that for me. Lovely work.

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

    Simply magical.

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thanks, Paul, I love the feedback!

  • mandi andreasen

    mandi andreasen

    this is my fave, you are really good at editing all those old photos

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thanks, Mandi!

  • Angela Harburn

    Angela Harburn

    Another beautiful image – full of summer sunshine!

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much, Angela!

  • Jan Landers

    Jan Landers

    beautiful…..sunny…..soft….and it says a lot…..nice job!

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you!

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)...

    Excellent imagery

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you!

  • paulevelin

    paulevelin

    outstanding composition
    love the atmosphere and colourtoning

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Ryan Houston

    Ryan Houston

    jAdorable picture…

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thanks!

  • Kate Purdy

    Kate Purdy

    This is so beautiful, I love it, and it brings me back…

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much – the comments mean a lot!

  • fishlady77

    fishlady77

    very cool. I love it.

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thanks!

  • Irish

    Irish

    Lovin This one!

  • Scott Ruhs

    Scott Ruhs

    Fantastic treatment on this

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thanks so much for the comment.

  • pentangled

    pentangled

    enchanting image, the yellows are just perfect! :o)

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thanks – I experimented with several colors and the yellow just seemed to fit her expression and the mood of the piece.

  • kaylarenee

    kaylarenee

    That is so sweet.. It looks like shes trying to look deep into something! I love your work, it’s so unique and your just as imaginative as this little girl! :)

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much!

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    Some lovely effects on these pictures Cindy,you have a keen eye for the right colourings,and this is beautiful,well done

  • CinB

    CinB

    stunning! i like your work they are like paintings more than photos very well done!
    from another Cindy! :0)

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you, thank you, Cindy!

  • Steven Novak

    Steven Novak

    Great colors, fantastic composition.

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Keeli

    Keeli

    Very lovely piece!

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much, Keeli!

  •  Cheri Perry

    Cheri Perry

    What a fantastic image. Did you do anything to this to make it look a bit more vintage? I’d love to know if you used any effects, as I am trying to make some images look vintage/antique and up for any help I can get. This is fantastic. I too love her expression. This is a great find for you. I love it!

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    This was done in Photoshop using about, oh, 15 different layers and multiple adjustments to each. It’s hard to pin down a single effect that made it look older. The original photo was probably from the late sixties and I just cropped the little girl out. Playing with colors, especially the yellow/green/red tones, works great for the vintage feel and adding texture layers to increase the depth helps as well. Please bubblemail if you need a more in depth explanation or links.

  •  Cheri Perry

    Cheri Perry

    Thank you Cindy for all your help and bm help with the layers. I am trying them on some of my photos and hopefully they will turn out nice enough to post. You are too kind to help out so much. Thank you again! You’re Awesome!

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    I can’t begin to say enough about how wonderful this is. The color is stunning. I LOVE the title. Really fantastic work.

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Tibby Steedly

    Tibby Steedly

    What a wonderful find at an estate sale and you have enhanced the beauty of this precious little girl and added magic!!

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you!

  • Virginia Maguire

    Virginia Maguire

    Fantastic treatment of this very touching image!

  • Cindy Cooperider replied

    Thank you so much.

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