Dystopia photography for print work

Above is the original photograph for the poster. The protagonist is positioned to the left to give a clear view of the entire setting of the film, the large areas  of grass, dead trees to connote the death and hardship that nature has been put through during the apocalypse and the two buildings the character inspects and searches for food and shelter. We intentionally shot Dystopia on a bright sunny day in a forest full of life to challenge codes and conventions of the stereotypical Post Apocalyptic thriller where the world is now a vast, dusty landscape with barely any life left. We wanted to portray an atmosphere of hope and human potential to the audience.

I edited the photograph in Adobe Photoshop to give the image more atmosphere. I have used lomography and sepia filters, as well as a vignette around the edge to give the image a contemporary, yet vintage look. I feel editing the photograph in this way has still kept the positive feel we want to portray, however I feel it now has added depth to the narrative and visual professionalism. 

This is the original and edited version of the photograph to be used on my magazine. The only difference in editing from the magazine image, is I have removed the blue lomography tint, and kept a darker sepia filter. This is because this image will be displayed in magazines, usually read by older people, and therefore I feel they may look for a darker, more sincere narrative, and by showing this in an image of the film, it may be more instantly appealing to them.