// resize the image (without trying to maintain aspect ratio)
public static UIImage ResizeImage(this UIImage sourceImage, float width, float height)
{
UIGraphics.BeginImageContext(new SizeF(width, height));
sourceImage.Draw(new RectangleF(0, 0, width, height));
var resultImage = UIGraphics.GetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphics.EndImageContext();
return resultImage;
}