How can I resolve "object not set to an instance of an object" in windows usercontrol

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.NET

Each time I try to load Windows UserControl from the Solution explorer into the IDE, I get this error. I can handle this in ASP.NET and Windows form but this has been a lot of headache in Windows UserControl. Please what can I do? See below for details

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at System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(String filename, Boolean useEmbeddedColorManagement)
at System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(String filename)
at COE_Information_Systems.uccStudentBioData.Clear() in C:\Users\Josh\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\COE_Information_Systems\COE_Information_Systems\uccStudentBioData.cs:line 105
at COE_Information_Systems.uccStudentBioData.uccStudentBioData_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\Josh\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\COE_Information_Systems\COE_Information_Systems\uccStudentBioData.cs:line 695
at System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlCollection.Add(Control value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ControlCollection.Add(Control value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Design.ControlDesigner.DesignerControlCollection.Add(Control c)

This is my line 105 in the usercontrol code behind

this.picStudentPhoto.Image = Image.FromFile(Application.StartupPath + "\\StudentImages\\DefaultStudent.png");

This is my line 695 in the usercontrol code behind

void Clear()
{
            //Clear and re-initilaize all controls and variables
      

            this.picStudentPhoto.Image = Image.FromFile(Application.StartupPath + "\\StudentImages\\DefaultStudent.png");//Line 105
            this.picViewUTME.Image = Image.FromFile(Application.StartupPath + "\\StudentImages\\DocDefault.png");

}


private void uccStudentBioData_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
            InitilizeCntrls();
            this.Clear();//line 695
            FillStudentDataGridView();
}

What I have tried:

Noting yet cause I can't step through the code