1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a receiver for receiving an image obtained by shooting a subject; a transforming portion for transforming said received image into a color signal represented in a uniform color space; a determining portion for determining scene information indicating a character of said received image; a deciding portion for deciding a correction level for correcting said image in accordance with said determined scene information; and a correcting portion for correcting said image in said uniform color space in accordance with said decided correction level.