+ (UIImage *)scaleImage:(UIImage*)image toResolution:(int)resolution {

scaleImageToResolution

+ (UIImage *)scaleImage:(UIImage*)image toResolution:(int)resolution {
    CGImageRef imgRef = [image CGImage];
    CGFloat width = CGImageGetWidth(imgRef);
    CGFloat height = CGImageGetHeight(imgRef);
    CGRect bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, width, height);

    //if already at the minimum resolution, return the orginal image, otherwise scale
    if (width <= resolution && height <= resolution) {
        return image;

    } else {
        CGFloat ratio = width/height;

        if (ratio > 1) {
            bounds.size.width = resolution;
            bounds.size.height = bounds.size.width / ratio;
        } else {
            bounds.size.height = resolution;
            bounds.size.width = bounds.size.height * ratio;
        }
    }

    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(bounds.size);
    [image drawInRect:CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, bounds.size.width, bounds.size.height)];
    UIImage *imageCopy = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

    return imageCopy;
}