Methods and systems for digitally evaluating skin conditions based on a
skin image. A digital image of a surface of a human face is received from
a camera set in an image capturing device. The surface is illuminated
with white light and placed apart from the camera when the digital image
is acquired by the camera. A plurality of kinds of analysis (e.g.,
evaluation of a skin color, evaluation of pigmented spots, evaluation of
pores, and/or evaluation of wrinkles) is performed on the received
digital image to produce a plurality of data representing skin conditions
of the human body. The produced data are output to a display or a
database.