1. A method comprising: analyzing a first image element of an image and a second element of the image to determine relative occlusion between the first image element and the second image element, to yield an occluded image element and an un-occluded image element; assigning the occluded image element to an occluded category; assigning the un-occluded image element to an un-occluded category; and processing, via a processor, the image based on at least one of the occluded category and the un-occluded category.