1. A method for providing foreground/background separation in a digital image of a scene, comprising: providing a first map comprising one or more regions within a main digital image, each having one or more pixels with a common characteristic; providing a subject profile corresponding to a region of interest of said main digital image; comparing one or more of said regions with said subject profile to determine if any of said one or more regions intersect with said profile region; and designating one or more of said regions as a foreground region based on said comparison.