1. A method of recognizing a face in an acquired digital image, comprising: receiving a first acquired image; detecting, using a processor, a first face region within the first acquired image having a given size and a respective location within the first acquired image; extracting first peripheral region data around the first face region; displaying a first identifier with the first face region; receiving a second acquired image that has a second face region; extracting second peripheral region data around the second face region; comparing the first peripheral region data and the second peripheral region data; in response to determining that the first peripheral region data matches the second peripheral region data, displaying the same first identifier with the second face region.