How to select an image/picture in vb and edit it?

[Zainull]

Hi, I'm very new to VB and I am using visual basic 2010 express.

I have to write a program that is capable of simple image processing:

The user must be able to type in the path and name of an image file or browse for the file (jpg and bmp). When a filename has been entered the image must appear in a Picture Box on the form. The colour of each pixel in the image should then be inspected and stored in one or more arrays. Once the array(s) have been filled, all the image processing features on the rest of the form should be made available to the user.

And then the editing:

Each pixel in the image consists of the three colour components Red, Green and Blue. The user must have the facility to:-

1 Create a new image (based on the original image) in a second picture box where the user has control over the 3 colours used to recreate it. Provide the user with 3 scroll bars to control the amount of red, green and blue to be used.

2. Brighten or darken the image using another scroll bar.

3. Provide at least 3 options to flip or rotate the image in the second Picture Box

4. Go to any point in the original image using the mouse and find out the colour as well as the Red, Green and Blue components of any given pixel.

5. Carry out another image processing feature of your choice (not rotate or flip), e.g. turn black & white, blur image.

How do I achieve this? I've tried looking into books, I don't understand the programming language that well, can you please help me.