1. A method for creating and updating a facial image database from a collection of digital images, comprising: detecting a set of facial images in images from the collection of digital images; detecting a gender of an individual in each image in the set of facial images; grouping the set of facial images into similarity groups based at least in part on the detected genders, wherein facial recognition templates of facial images in each of the similarity groups are within a predetermined range; displaying one or more of the similarity groups in a graphical user interface, wherein each of the similarity groups is substantially separately displayed; receiving user input to confirm or reject individual facial images in one or more of the displayed similarity groups; and updating the one or more of the displayed similarity groups with the user input.