Group photo sessions are tedious; it is difficult to get acceptable expressions from all people at the same time. The larger the group size, the harder it gets. Ironically, we miss many expressions in the scene while the group assembles, or reassembles in the taking of the photographs.
Input Video -- Photo Session of a reunion
A solution to the problem is using a video of the scene, and automatically extracting an acceptable photo which is possibly a photo montage. In this work, we automate the process. We extract photos, assess the quality, and paste them back appropriately at the correct position.
Automontage created for the above video