def gallery_options(options)
    gallery = {}

    if not options[:item_id].nil? or not options[:publication_id].nil?
      conditions = {}
      conditions[:item_id]        = options[:item_id] unless options[:item_id].nil?
      conditions[:publication_id] = options[:publication_id] unless options[:publication_id].nil?

      images = Gallery.find(:first, :conditions => conditions)

      unless images.nil?
        images = images.gallery_image
        images = images.paginate( :page => params[:page], :per_page => options[:paginate] ) unless options[:paginate].nil?
        if params[:image_id]
          img = GalleryImage.find(params[:image_id])
        else
          img = images.first
        end
        gallery[:img] = img
        gallery[:images] = images
      end
    end
    gallery
  end