public static final int[][] create2DArray (BufferedImage image){ 
		int width = image.getWidth(); 
		int height = image.getHeight(); 
		int [][] product = new int[height][width];
		
		for (int row = 0; row < height; row++)  { 
			for (int col = 0; col < width; col++)  { 
				product [row][col] = image.getRGB(col, row); 
			}
		}
		
		return product; 
	}