1. A method for distinguishing a foreground object from a monochromatic background in a digital image depicting a foreground object in front of said monochromatic background, the method comprising: a. creating an outer edge intensity map of the foreground object; b. tracing edges in the outer edge intensity map; c. utilizing the traced edges in the outer edge intensity map to create a continuous edge map; d. selecting a path on the continuous edge map based on average edge intensity to create a final edge map; and e. distinguishing as the foreground object each pixel comprising the final edge map.