Provided is an apparatus, including: an image input unit configured to receive input of an image on which a target object placed on an operation plane imaged as a subject; an operation detecting unit configured to detect movement of a predetermined operation object in a state of being in contact with the target object using the image; a partial-image acquiring unit configured to acquire a partial image corresponding to a portion of the target object from the image in accordance with a position of the predetermined operation object being moved in a case where the movement of the predetermined operation object is detected by the operation detecting unit; and a generating unit configured to generate an image representing the target object using a plurality of the partial images acquired by the partial-image acquiring unit.