A system and method for imaging an object, and using reference templates to recognize and enhance object image, including the identification of a template for a specific area of a target object to which images of the object may be compared, the use of the camera on a wireless device to image the target object, comparison of the images of the object within the specific area of the object to the template for that area of the object, identification of the image of the object from the comparison of the image to the template for the specific area of the object, and the storage of the template and the identified image on a data server.