1. A method for processing an image, the method comprising: receiving the image from an image capture device; determining a region of interest of a thumbnail of the image; calculating a likelihood that the region of interest influences exposure correction of the image; extracting, from the image, values of at least one feature, wherein the at least one feature is a feature derived from the region of interest; determining an exposure correction of the image based on the extracted values; and correcting the image by the determined exposure correction to produce an exposure-corrected image.