Image processing method and display apparatus therefor providing shadow effect

A method, performed by a display apparatus, of processing an image, the method comprising:

• obtaining an image;
• obtaining a first distance corresponding to a distance between the display apparatus and a wall behind the display apparatus;
• applying, when the image is displayed on a display included in the display apparatus, a shadow effect on at least one of four sides of the image, wherein at least one of an area of a region in the image to which the shadow effect is applied and a darkness of a shadow in the region is adjusted based on the first distance;
• and
• displaying the image to which the shadow effect is applied.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program comprising instructions executable by a computer, wherein the program comprises:

• instructions for obtaining an image;
• instructions for obtaining a first distance corresponding to a distance between a display apparatus and a wall behind the display apparatus;
• instructions for applying, when the image is displayed on a display included in the display apparatus, a shadow effect on at least one of four sides of the image, wherein at least one of an area of a region in the image to which the shadow effect is applied and a darkness of a shadow in the region is adjusted based on the first distance;
• and
• instructions for displaying the image to which the shadow effect is applied.