Html Form not passing image file name to laravel controller - html

Question

Laravel Blade Form not passing image . it comes out null but other types are passed.
this is the form;
<div class="modal-body">
<form method="POST" action="{{route('slide.store')}}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
#csrf
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name">Title</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Enter Slide Title" name="name">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name">Description</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Enter Slide Description" name="description">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name" >Image</label>
<input type="file" name="image">
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" name="submit">Save</button>
</div>
</form>
</div>
this is the controller store function;
public function store(Request $request)
{
return $request->all();
$product = New Slide($request->except(['image']));
$product->save();
//store image
if($request->hasFile('image') && $request->file('image')->isValid()){
$product->addMediaFromRequest('image')->toMediaCollection('images/slides');
}
return redirect("slide/index/{$product->id}")->with('success', 'New Slide Added.');
}
and this is the route;
Route::resource('slide', 'SlideController');
I have included the enctype="multipart/form-data" already. I cant see what am doing wrong. Any help will be appreciated.