private static Bitmap ConvertToGrayscale(Bitmap original)
{
//create a blank bitmap the same size as original
Bitmap newBitmap = new Bitmap(original.Width, original.Height);
//get a graphics object from the new image
Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(newBitmap);
//create some image attributes
ImageAttributes attributes = new ImageAttributes();
//set the color matrix attribute
attributes.SetColorMatrix(grayMatrix);
//draw the original image on the new image
//using the grayscale color matrix
g.DrawImage(original, new Rectangle(0, 0, original.Width, original.Height),
0, 0, original.Width, original.Height, GraphicsUnit.Pixel, attributes);
//dispose the Graphics object
g.Dispose();
return newBitmap;
}