I found a solution to my problem. I ended up just using a Mega to download the picture from my SD card to my SIM900 module. The mega provides more memory and multiple Serial ports. My project works! If anybody has questions on how to do a project like this, feel free to email me at ted_pham08@yahoo.com. I had so much trouble with this project, I will never let another student go unhelped with this!!!!
PEACE!