I received a call yesterday from a woman telling me they wanted to feature one of my cakes for their wedding issue in Oct. It's not Brides mag or the like, but it's a new magazine that covers 6 surrounding states. They've given me some questions to answer so they can get some quotes from me. Unprofessionally, I asked (like a teenager with a new car) "ARE YOU SERIOUS? WOW!" 
Now for the funny part...~ they chose the cake I did for the December Smackdown where I only received very few votes! 
... so this felt good. I don't mean to brag, I'm just really weirded out...
OH~ They've asked for a high resolution image, but I think I've resized my pic. If I scan in my actual photo, could I work that on my computer to an appropriate size. Can I use the pictures I already downsized? Is that possible?
Thank you for indulging me...
If you shrunk the image, then it won't be a high res anymore. They wouldn't be able to enlarge it and get a quality image, but if they are shrinking it it might work. This is why you need to keep a copy of the original image. If you shrink it, save it as "img123shrunk.jpg" or do what I do and have a separate folder for your manipluated images. I have a Shrunken Photos and a Watermarked Photos etc. 
Congrats to you though!! That is awesome! 
I'm lucky I know how to shrink mine to upload! 
You should be able to go into your photo program and edit it then choose the option that says "restore original image". This should be as it was prior to watermarking it or shrinking it. I hope it works for you.
When you re-scan the photo, go into your settings or options and look for "dpi". It might be defaulted to 72 dpi, which is the standard for web images. This makes photos load faster when you view a website. If you try to print a 72 dpi image, it will come out very blurry. Print settings need to be listed at 300 dpi, so the editors will be able to change the size of the photo, and when they print it in the magazine, it will be a crisp and clear picture.
cake resume? There is such a thing?
I have a professional art resume, but I've never heard of a cake resume... It does makes sense though. Although, mine would be very short.
LOL! Sorry that's just what my hubby calls it. It's probably not real at all. I guess I have just picked it up.
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