load_image  
Loads `image` to a PIL Image.  
Args:
image (`str` or `PIL.Image.Image`):
The image to convert to the PIL Image format.
convert_method (Callable[[PIL.Image.Image], PIL.Image.Image], *optional*):
A conversion method to apply to the image after loading it. When set to `None` the image will be converted
"RGB".  
Returns:
`PIL.Image.Image`:
A PIL Image.