1. A method of recording a photograph for use in a personal photograph identification document (“photo ID”) comprising: using a digital image capture system, including a computer processor and memory, to store specifications for a photograph, the specifications defining photo ID compliance requirements for a selected photo ID jurisdiction; receiving a sequence of facial images; using facial image processing techniques to automatically detect a face and facial feature points on each image in the sequence of facial images; assigning an aggregate compliance score to each image in the sequence of facial images, wherein the aggregate compliance score is a measure of fulfilling the photo ID compliance requirements for the selected photo ID jurisdiction; presenting at least one image that meets a minimum aggregate compliance score; and modifying the at least one presented image to improve compliance with the photo ID compliance requirements for the selected photo ID jurisdiction by automatically adjusting one of a determined set of image characteristics, wherein the determined set of image characteristics includes an in-plane rotation, a crop, an exposure, a color balance, an illumination, and a background color.