I also left out the "image_class='small'" code. Do I have to have the image_class attribute in the code? I want the image to show up the exact size I uploaded it at. Or do I need image_class to set a CSS class attribute so that I can handle the image with CSS? I'm a little confused.
You can use image_class='original' to make sure it shows up in its original dimensions - I'm not sure what size it picks as default if you supply none.
Check what source code your templates output, and I'm sure you can find a way to address the image with CSS. eZ is typically riddled with class definitions and divs.