private async void ButtonFilePick_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
var picker = new FileOpenPicker();
picker.ViewMode = PickerViewMode.Thumbnail;
picker.SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.PicturesLibrary;
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpg");
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpeg");
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".png");
StorageFile file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
if (file != null)
{
ImageProperties imgProp = await file.Properties.GetImagePropertiesAsync();
var savedPictureStream = await file.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.Read);
//set image properties and show the taken photo
bitmap = new WriteableBitmap((int)imgProp.Width, (int)imgProp.Height);
await bitmap.SetSourceAsync(savedPictureStream);
BBQImage.Source = bitmap;
BBQImage.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
(this.DataContext as BBQRecipeViewModel).imageSource = file.Path;
}
}