' Originalbild laden
        Dim originalBild As Image = Nothing
        Try
            originalBild = Image.FromFile(sFile)
        Catch
            '...
        End Try

        ' Originalbild laden
        Dim originalBild As Image = Nothing
        Try
            Using ms As New IO.MemoryStream(IO.File.ReadAllBytes(sFile))
                originalBild = Image.FromStream(ms)
            End Using
        Catch
            '...
        End Try

Joachim