public async Task <IActionResult> CreateArtist(CreateArtistModel model) { if (ModelState.IsValid) { ArtistPicture artistPicture = new ArtistPicture(); using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream()) { await model.PictureOne.CopyToAsync(memoryStream); artistPicture.PictureOne = memoryStream.ToArray(); if (model.PictureTwo != null) { await model.PictureTwo.CopyToAsync(memoryStream); artistPicture.PictureTwo = memoryStream.ToArray(); } } bool result = await repository.CreateArtistPicAsync(artistPicture); if (result) { Artist artist = new Artist { ArtistName = model.ArtistName, ArtistBio = model.ArtistBio, ArtistPictureId = artistPicture.ArtistPictureId }; result = await repository.CreateArtistAsync(artist); if (result) { return(RedirectToAction("Index", "Home")); } else { ModelState.AddModelError("", "An error occured while creating the Artist"); } } else { ModelState.AddModelError("", "An error occured while creating the adding the Artist pictures"); } } return(View(model)); }