3-D Shape Estimation and Image Restoration

Images contain information about the spatial properties of the scene they depict. When coupled with suitable assumptions, images can be used to infer thr- dimensional information. For instance, if the scene contains objects made with homogeneous material, such as marble, variations in image intensity can be - sociated with variations in shape, and hence the “shading” in the image can be exploited to infer the “shape” of the scene (shape from shading). Similarly, if the scene contains (statistica