Method for recognizing face images

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for recognizing face images, which comprises the steps of: accurately positioning two-dimensional face images in a preset database; conducting three-dimensional reconstruction to the two-dimensional face images according to a preset three-dimensional face image model and the accurate positioning results of the two-dimensional face images to obtainthree-dimensional face images; conducting illumination model treatment to the three-dimensional face images to obtain virtual images with changing postures and illumination; classifying the virtual images to obtain classification results and taking the classification results as preset classification results; and recognizing the two-dimensional face images to be recognized by using the preset classification results. The method increases the sample space of the posture and illumination change of images by the three-dimensional reconstruction and illumination model treatment of the two-dimensional face images to generate virtual images and accelerates the three-dimensional reconstruction to a great extent simultaneously, thus leading the recognition of face images to have higher efficiency and recognition rate.