The sprinkling turned to drizzles, which eventually led to downpour. Liz and I decided to take cover and grab a bite to eat while we waited for a glimmer of sunshine, a glimmer of hope. The rain calmed down about fifteen minutes later. We found ourselves at the bridge for another hours or so and were not happy with the images we were collecting. In order not to waste time we continued on to our next location. Back to the underground we rode to the station that would take us to Pink Floyd's cover Animals. We walked around for a bit in search of this very large, prominent building (we assumed) and could not seem to find it. We asked a few of the men on the bicycles but they told us in confidence that the building simply does not exist. Of course we knew that could not be and later discovered we were in agreement that asking men in suits often leads to success when lost in the city of London. A kind gentlemen in a dark, blue pressed suit told us exactly how to reach this building from across the Thames River. A long journey ahead of us we marched back to the underground and eventually found this mysterious building.
It was getting late and we were losing daylight so we had to plan our next two out carefully. The Oasis was our next destination followed by David Bowie. Back to the underground we reached the general area to where we can find the iconic street that Morning Glory was known for. A kind man carrying groceries pointed us in the right direction. Not only did he give us the direction in which we needed to travel, but he shared plenty of information about what goes down on these streets that generally only locals know. Here we found even more contenders to pose for our shots. Ranging from oversized hats and extremely tight leather pants to "twins" in red and white striped shirts who have had one too many glasses of wine.
From here we moved on to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album cover hoping to get there before the sun complete set. By the time we reached our destination we managed to keep some sunlight above us. It didn't take us long to discover Heddon Street where the abum cover was actually shot. It was stated that there was not much left to compare to the original shot, so once we found the street we began shooting. 
It wasn't until about 15 min later that a chef from one of the restaurants came over in his white pants and apron smoking a cigarette and told us the exact area to which it was shot. The only thing that remains, he stated, was the light post on the side of the building.
We were finally losing the sun, and after a very long day began to make our way back to the dorms. It wasn't until 9:30 pm when we arrived, and we figured that everyone else would already returned as well since we had a few bumps and bruises along the way. It was a long day, but in the end we had three successful album covers, met many friendly and knowledgeable "Londoners," and acquired interesting facts about the city of London.Jenn Nassef
Woodbury University
Graphic Design.
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