1. A computer-implemented method of automatically identifying pixels corresponding to an occlusion in a scene captured with an image capturing device, where the occlusion obstructs a view of an object, in whole or part, being tracked within the scene, the method comprising: a) identifying one or more foreground objects within the scene from at least one sequence of image frames including digital representations of the scene; b) updating an accumulator array at pixel locations of the identified one or more foreground objects within the plurality of image frames; c) determining a trajectory of the identified one or more foreground objects; d) detecting pixels in an area of the updated accumulator array not associated with the foreground objects and located along the trajectory; and e) associating the detected pixels as belonging to an occlusion.