(function() {
		
	$.fn.suppressLoad = function(settings) {
		
		var self = this;
		
		settings = jQuery.extend({
		}, settings);
		
		return self.each(function(){
			
			var img = this;
			
			// return if no image source
			if ($(img).attr('src') == null)
			    return;
			
            // store the original src value using jQuery.data()
            $.data($(img).get(0), 'src', $(img).attr('src'));
            
            // remove the "src" attribute to prevent load
            $(img).removeAttr('src');
			
			return;
		});
	};
	
})(jQuery);