diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2658d7..713d500 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules/
+.env
diff --git a/app/components/ImageCapture/ImageCapture.js b/app/components/ImageCapture/ImageCapture.js
index 72de174..64f1d3f 100644
--- a/app/components/ImageCapture/ImageCapture.js
+++ b/app/components/ImageCapture/ImageCapture.js
@@ -67,21 +67,9 @@ console.log('trying to stop video');
       ctx.drawImage(video, 350, 20, 600, 700, 0, 0, 300, 350);
       this.endImageCapture(video);
       canvas.toBlob((blob) => {
-          let newImg = document.createElement('img');
-          let att = document.createAttribute("class");
-          att.value = "user-image";
-          newImg.setAttributeNode(att);
-          let url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-
-          newImg.onload = () =>{
-              URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-            };
-
-            newImg.src = url;
-            document.body.appendChild(newImg);
-        const faceURL = document.querySelector('.user-image').src;
-  console.log(faceURL);
-        })
+        let faceURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        console.log(faceURL);
+      })
         // this.storeData(faceURL);
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d656b4..fc01004 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.16.0",
+    "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.14.0",
     "express-cors": "0.0.3",
     "nodemon": "^1.11.0",
diff --git a/src/controller.js b/src/controller.js
index 2851008..00eec51 100644
--- a/src/controller.js
+++ b/src/controller.js
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 const request = require('request')
-const API_KEY = require('./key')
-const BASE_URL = `https://westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/emotion/v1.0/recognize`
-const IMAGE_URL = 'localhost:300/image'
+require('dotenv').load()
+const API_KEY = process.env.EMOTION_API_KEY
+const API_URL = `https://westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/emotion/v1.0/recognize`
+const APP_BASE_URL = 'localhost:3000'
 
 
-function getEmotionAnalysis(req, res, next) {
+function getEmotionAnalysis(req, res) {
   request({
-    url: BASE_URL,
+    url: API_URL,
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
       'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key': API_KEY
     },
-    body: JSON.stringify({url: IMAGE_URL})
+    body: JSON.stringify({url: /*IMAGE URL GOES HERE SOMEHOW*/})
   },
    function (error, response, body) {
     if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
@@ -21,6 +22,27 @@ function getEmotionAnalysis(req, res, next) {
   })
 }
 
+function postImageURL(req, res) {         //FIGURE OUT HOW TO INSERT FACEURL FROM IMAGECAPTURE
+  request({
+    url: '/API/imageURL',
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({url: /*FACEURL GOES HERE SOMEHOW!!!*/})
+  })
+  function (error, response, body) {
+   if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
+     res.send(body)
+   }
+ })
+}
+
+function getImageURL(req, res) {        //FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE IMAGE URL FROM THE BACKEND
+  request({
+//MAGIC HAPPENS HERE?????????
+  })
+}
+
 module.exports = {
-  getEmotionAnalysis: getEmotionAnalysis
+  getEmotionAnalysis: getEmotionAnalysis,
+  postImageURL: postImageURL,
+  getImageURL: getImageURL
 };
diff --git a/src/router.js b/src/router.js
index fb618e7..27869d1 100644
--- a/src/router.js
+++ b/src/router.js
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ var router = express.Router();
 var controller = require('./controller');
 
   router.post('/emotions', controller.getEmotionAnalysis)
+  router.post('/API/imageURL', controller.postImageURL)
+  router.get('/API/imageURL/:url', controller.getImageURL)
 
 module.exports = router;