See whether your skincare routine is working
capture, re-capture, watch
Skin changes slowly and unevenly, and memory is a poor judge of it. A photo every few days from the same distance in the same light is the only honest record of whether a routine, a product or a prescription is doing anything. Recaptr keeps those photos lined up and plays them back.
How it works
- Start a project for the area you are watching: the whole face, one cheek, a patch of forehead.
- Each time you capture, a faint overlay of your previous photo shows through, so distance, angle and where your face sits in the frame stay the same.
- Capture in the same light. Face a window in daylight, skip the flash, and keep the reminder at the same time of day so a shadow never reads as a blemish.
- Reminders run daily or weekly. Weekly keeps day-to-day puffiness out of the playback; add a capture between reminders when a breakout is moving.
- Compile the series into a timelapse and scrub week by week to watch redness fade or a breakout pass.
- Keep the project running after you change a product, so the before and the after sit in one clip.
Why the overlay matters
Skin photos are unforgiving about framing. Move the phone an inch closer and every pore looks worse; tilt the head and a shadow reads as a mark. The overlay pins the eyes, the nose and the jawline to the same spot, so the only thing changing between frames is the skin.
Questions
How often should I photograph my skin?
Often enough to catch a breakout come and go, rarely enough to smooth out a bad night's sleep. A weekly reminder with extra captures when something is happening works well. Keep the time of day fixed.
What about lighting?
Use the same window at the same time, no flash. The overlay handles position; you handle the light. If you have to shoot at night, use the same lamp in the same place every time.
Will this tell me if a product works?
It shows you what changed and when. Note the day you started something and compare the frames either side of it. Recaptr does not analyse skin or give advice; it keeps the record straight so you, or whoever advises you, can judge.
Where are my photos kept?
On your device. Close-up skin photos stay on your phone unless you turn on cloud backup with Pro, and nothing is analysed or uploaded by default. You can export or delete everything at any time.
Free to start. Recaptr Pro adds cloud backup, 1080p exports, and no watermark.