Making a log print-ready in Illustrator

How do I make a logo, that includes an image from photoshop, print-ready in illustrator? Do I need to do something with the image?

Printfusion, I'm new. So, please, bear with me on this. This is only my third client, and I'm still learning a lot. (Yikes!)
A client wanted an image of a little boy, which is already in her present logo along with the copy, to be updated with a different colored shirt, different hair cut, etc. I edited the image to her satisfaction. Then I placed the edited image in Illustrator and redid any copy to her satisfaction. So all the changes in the logo have been completed to her satisfaction.
Then I was just going to package the completed project like I've normally done before for my clients (.eps, .png, .tiff, and a favicon/iPad/iPhone-a little extra thing) and send it to her with instructions for disbursement to the various people - printer, webmaster, herself. Well, it DAWNED on me that probably I couldn't do that with an image included unless I outlined it and whatever else I needed to do to it first. (I know. Like I said, I'm just starting out. So forgive my ignorance.)
Thank you so much for any help you can give me. I appreciate it!

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