1. An image processing method comprising the steps of: forming a hue histogram of an original image; calculating a distribution of the formed hue histogram; judging from the calculated distribution of the formed hue histogram whether a color fogging correction is to be performed for the original image; and performing the color fogging correction for the original image by moving a color solid axis interconnecting highlight and shadow points of the original image if it is judged in said judging step that the color fogging correction is to be performed for the original image, wherein said performing step does not perform the color fogging correction or decreases a degree of the color fogging correction if it is judged in said judging step that the color fogging correction is not to be performed for the original image.