An image processing method for creating a reproduced image by executing image
processing on digital image data obtained by a digital camera. This method determines
first a density conversion condition for the digital image, determines next a gradation
conversion condition for the image on the basis of the density conversion condition,
modifies the digital image on the basis of at least one of the density and the
gradation conversion conditions, and thus creates the reproduced image. The method
may initially separate the digital image data into density component data and color
component data, determine the density and gradation conversion conditions by using
the density component data instead of the digital image data, modify the density
component data in accordance with the density and gradation conversion conditions
and synthesize the modified density component data with the color component data.
