C# - Getting SCOPE_IDENTITY From SQL Server On Insert

I guess it is too late and I'm too tired to see what I'm doing wrong. Here is what I'm trying:

int imageId = imageDal.AddImage(new SqlParameter[]
{
new SqlParameter("@IMAGE_ID",
SqlDbType.Int, Int32.MaxValue, ParameterDirection.Output,
true, 0, 0,"IMAGE_ID", DataRowVersion.Current,DBNull.Value),
new SqlParameter("@IMAGE",
SqlDbType.Image, 11, ParameterDirection.Input,
true, 0, 0,"IMAGE", DataRowVersion.Current,image)
});
public int AddImage(SqlParameter[] spParams)
{
SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(BaseDAL.ConnectionStringImages, INSERT_IMAGE_SQL, spParams);
return Convert.ToInt32(spParams[0].Value);
}
Stored Procedure:
[dbo].[sp_insert_image]
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
@IMAGE_ID int OUT,
@IMAGE image
AS
BEGIN
INSERT INTO images
(IMAGE)
VALUES
(@IMAGE)
SELECT @IMAGE_ID = SCOPE_IDENTITY();
END
GO

I get DBNull as spParams[0].Value. I've tried setting value of @IMAGE_ID to a constant in my stored procedure yet it didn't change anything so the problem isn't with my stored procedure (that is what I think). When I execute the procedure from sql management studio, I see the inserted_id returning..