A method for recognizing a live face, the method comprises: in response to a terminal device receiving a face image collection instruction, collecting, by a front camera of the terminal device, a first face image of a face when the front light emitting source of the terminal device is in a first state, wherein the first state is an OFF state; collecting, by the front camera, a second face image of the face when the front light emitting source is at a first power; determining, by an Application Processor, AP, of the terminal device, whether a difference between an eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the second face image is larger than a preset threshold; and in response to the difference between an eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the second face image being larger than the preset threshold, determining, by the AP, that the collected face images are images of a live face; characterized in that, after determining, by the AP, whether the difference between an eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the second face image is larger than a preset threshold, the method further comprises: in response to the difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and the eyeball area proportion in the second face image being smaller than or equal to the preset threshold and being larger than zero, collecting, by the front camera, a third face image of the face when the front light emitting source is at a second power, the second power being larger than the first power; determining, by the AP, whether a difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the third face image is larger than the preset threshold; and in response to the difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the third face image being larger than preset threshold, determining, by the AP, that the collected face images are images of a live face. in response to a terminal device receiving a face image collection instruction, collecting, by a front camera of the terminal device, a first face image of a face when the front light emitting source of the terminal device is in a first state, wherein the first state is an OFF state; collecting, by the front camera, a second face image of the face when the front light emitting source is at a first power; determining, by an Application Processor, AP, of the terminal device, whether a difference between an eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the second face image is larger than a preset threshold; and in response to the difference between an eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the second face image being larger than the preset threshold, determining, by the AP, that the collected face images are images of a live face; characterized in that, after determining, by the AP, whether the difference between an eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the second face image is larger than a preset threshold, the method further comprises: in response to the difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and the eyeball area proportion in the second face image being smaller than or equal to the preset threshold and being larger than zero, collecting, by the front camera, a third face image of the face when the front light emitting source is at a second power, the second power being larger than the first power; determining, by the AP, whether a difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the third face image is larger than the preset threshold; and in response to the difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the third face image being larger than preset threshold, determining, by the AP, that the collected face images are images of a live face. in response to the difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and the eyeball area proportion in the second face image being smaller than or equal to the preset threshold and being larger than zero, collecting, by the front camera, a third face image of the face when the front light emitting source is at a second power, the second power being larger than the first power; determining, by the AP, whether a difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the third face image is larger than the preset threshold; and in response to the difference between the eyeball area proportion in the first face image and an eyeball area proportion in the third face image being larger than preset threshold, determining, by the AP, that the collected face images are images of a live face.