The final draft turned out to be much better than the rough draft for a list of reasons. I spoke with my mother about the lack of photos I had to work with and how it made me lose creativity. She informed me she had full albums of photos she had taken of me that I could use at my disposal. This made working on my final project much more enjoyable and I was able to learn a great deal about Photoshop. This photo was inspired by pictures they do of NFL players for when they get drafted to a new team. The design process started off with the idea I had for my final project which was something similar to a poster. I had watched several Youtube videos to improve my skills and take advantage of new techniques. Using the marquee tool was crucial for the success of this project because I was able to put a few of my favorite photos in front of a background. From my first project I was playing around with the gradient filters and grew attached to them. I still wanted to find a way to implement them into my final project so I applied it to the background and I think it turned out nice. Since the story is about my life experience with football I think this image will be a great cover photo.