@ViewChild("fileInput") fileInput;

addFile(): void {
let fi = this.fileInput.nativeElement;
if (fi.files && fi.files[0]) {
    let fileToUpload = fi.files[0];
    this.uploadService
        .upload(fileToUpload)
        .subscribe(res => {
            console.log(res);
        });
    }
}

upload(fileToUpload: any) {
    let input = new FormData();
    input.append("file", fileToUpload);

    return this.http.post("/api/uploadFile", input);
}

<input class="form-control" type="file" name="avatar" (change)="imageUpload($event)">
<img [src]="imageUrl" />

// Declare the variable.
  imageUrl: any;

   //method definition in your class
    imageUpload(e) {
        let reader = new FileReader();
        //get the selected file from event
        let file = e.target.files[0];
        reader.onloadend = () => {
          //Assign the result to variable for setting the src of image element
          this.imageUrl = reader.result;
        }
        reader.readAsDataURL(file);
      }
    }

import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
import {FileInputAccessorModule} from "file-input-accessor";

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        FileInputAccessorModule
    ],
    providers: [],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule {}

<!--Reactive Forms-->
<input type="file" multiple [formControl]="someFileControl" />
<input type="file" multiple formControlName="someFileControl" />

<!--Template-driven-->
<input type="file" name="file-input" multiple [(ngModel)]="fileList" />