Download Image from URL

Public Function DownloadImageFromUrl(ByVal imageUrl As String) As System.Drawing.Image

        Dim image As System.Drawing.Image = Nothing
        Try

            Dim webRequest As System.Net.HttpWebRequest = DirectCast(System.Net.HttpWebRequest.Create(imageUrl), System.Net.HttpWebRequest)
            webRequest.AllowWriteStreamBuffering = True
            webRequest.Timeout = 30000

            Dim webResponse As System.Net.WebResponse = webRequest.GetResponse()

            Dim stream As System.IO.Stream = webResponse.GetResponseStream()

            image = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(stream)
          



            webResponse.Close()
        Catch ex As Exception
            Return Nothing
        End Try

        Return image
    End Function