Photograph your skin like evidence.
A before-and-after only means something if both photos were taken the same way. Capture your shot, build a dated log that lives entirely on this device, and compare any two photos of the same area with the day count between them.
Add a photo
Private to youFirst shot of a session? Run the seven-point prep checklist — matching the light, distance, and angle is what makes two photos worth comparing.
…or drag an image here. One photo at a time — it's downscaled in your browser before saving.
Your photo log
0 photosBefore you shoot
0 of 7 checkedTick these off before every session. The checklist resets each visit on purpose — it's a pre-flight routine, not a one-time setup.
How the tracker works
The hard part of tracking skin isn't taking photos — it's taking photos you can trust. Lighting, distance, angle, and filters change how skin looks far more than most treatments do over a week, which is why the tool carries a prep checklist drawn from published teledermatology imaging guidance: even indirect daylight, no backlight, a plain background, close-ups from 15–20 cm plus one wider orientation shot, bare skin with no beauty mode, a coin or ruler beside spots for scale, and a focus check before you keep anything.
Each photo you save is downscaled right in your browser, tagged with a date, body-area label, and optional note, and stored privately on this device, and backed up to your account when you're signed in. The gallery groups your log by body area with the newest shots first, and compare mode puts any two photos of the same area side by side — or stacks them under a draggable before-and-after slider you can sweep back and forth — with the day count between them, so "Day 0 vs Day 42" is a fact, not a feeling. Photos are an aid for spotting change and for showing your dermatologist; they aren't a substitute for having skin examined in person.
Common questions
How do I take good photos of my skin for a dermatologist?
Consistency beats camera quality. Use even, indirect daylight (face a window, flash off), a plain background, and no makeup or filters. Take one wider shot that shows where the area sits on your body, then a close-up from about 15–20 cm with the lens parallel to the skin. For a specific spot, place a coin or ruler beside it so its true size is obvious, and zoom in afterwards to confirm the photo is sharp before you keep it.
How do I take pictures for a teledermatology appointment?
Telederm guidelines ask for two things per concern: an overview photo for location and a sharp close-up for detail. Shoot in daylight without flash, remove anything covering the area (makeup, jewelry, hair), include a size reference next to spots, and check focus before sending. This tool bakes those steps into a pre-shot checklist, and the saved photos stay on your device so you can pick the best ones to attach to your portal message yourself.
How do I track skin progress with photos?
Photograph the same area under the same conditions — same light source, same time of day, same distance and angle — on a regular schedule, roughly every one to two weeks. Skin changes slowly, so daily photos mostly capture noise. Label each photo by body area, add a short note about what you were using, and compare shots weeks apart side by side. Most actives need 8–12 weeks before an honest before-and-after means anything.
What is the best lighting for skin photos?
Soft, indirect daylight — stand facing a window, never with the window behind you, and turn the flash off. Backlight silhouettes your face, and flash flattens texture, blows out redness, and adds glare that hides exactly what you are trying to document. Overhead bathroom lighting casts shadows that exaggerate texture one day and hide it the next, which is how lighting tricks masquerade as progress.
Are skin tracking photos taken with this tool private?
Yes. Photos are downscaled and saved into your browser’s own local database (IndexedDB) on this device — no one at Dermington can browse them, and nothing is ever uploaded. Clearing this browser’s site data permanently deletes your log, so export it from Your data now and then.
Your photos are private to you. They're saved in this browser, on this device only. Nobody at Dermington sees them, and they're never sold, shared, or used for anything but showing them back to you. Clearing site data permanently deletes them, and on iPhone and Mac Safari they're erased after seven days without a visit, so if this log matters, export it from Your data now and then. Details in how storage works.
Your photos are private to you. They save in this browser first, and — when you're signed in to a free account — back up automatically to it, so they survive browser clean-ups and appear on any device you sign in to. Nobody at Dermington looks at them, and they're never sold, shared, or used for anything but showing them back to you. Deleting a photo while signed in removes it from your account too; signed out, you only ever touch this device's copy — your account restores its photos when you sign back in. Without an account, photos exist only in this browser: clearing site data permanently deletes them, and on iPhone and Mac Safari erases them after seven days without a visit. If this log matters, an account is the fix — details in how storage works.
Saved only on this device — and browsers erase site data. A history clear, a private window, or Safari's automatic deletion after seven days without a visit will take this log with it. The fix is a free Dermington account: it backs this up automatically and puts it on every device you sign in to — details in how storage works.
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