1. A method for processing an image comprising the steps of: providing a first image and a second image; locating donor pixels in the first image which correspond to active pixels on the second image; selecting a channel of the first image; selecting a donor pixel; searching the pixels, in the first image, in the region of the donor pixel, to determine suitable receiver pixels; performing a transfer of luminance from the donor pixel to the receiver pixels through the receiver pixel array; and repeating the donor pixel selection, the searching and the performing steps for each donor pixel.