Shining a Light on Human Pose: On Shadows, Shading and the Estimation of Pose and Shape

• Published in: 2007 IEEE 11th International Conference on Computer Vision pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Balan, A.O., Black, M.J., Haussecker, H., Sigal, L.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2007
• Subjects: Biological system modeling; Cameras; Computer science; Humans; Layout; Light sources; Lighting; Robustness; Shadow mapping; Shape

Strong lighting is common in natural scenes yet is often viewed as a nuisance for object pose estimation and tracking. In human shape and pose estimation, cast shadows can be confused with foreground structure while self shadowing and shading variation on the body cause the appearance of the person...