Trying to send pic to email and goes to my phone number

I have a Iphone 3GS updated to IOS6 not one issue expect when I tried to send pic to my apple id which is my email instread of going to my email addy it sends to my phone I checked the setting on the imessage it say it goes to my phone and email addy before the update when I tried to send to the email address via imessage it would fail and I would have to send via text no setting have change it is not a big deal but any advice would be appreciated thanks 🙂