I have an image path string stored in a database

It goes like: img/uploads/imagename.jpg

I have a controller:

$this->image = new Image($wines->image)

//this is assuming that I have a wines table with the image property

$this->image->resize(60, 250, Image::AUTO)

echo $this->image->render();

//the problem is nothing is rendered

//Is there a better way of doing this? the image path that I am passing at the Image object //instantiation is the result of a query