IPhone can no longer screen capture

I used to be able to perform a screen capture by pressing the home button at the same time as the power button. I don't know why, but that no longer works. Can anyone tell me what to look for or do to restore this useful feature?

I found that the screen capture function works again after I restart the iPhone. Same thing if I reboot the iPhone as you described. Thank you.
The problem comes back however after a few tries. Here is what I'm doing to recreate the problem:
I have an app called PhotoTropedelic. It posterizes an image in bright and contrasty colors. I like playing with some of my photos in this way. The app does this by stages so you can see the first several layers of color being applied and then successive layers are added on until the image is complete. Sometimes the image looks interesting in the early stages of development in this process so I make a screen capture at any point along the way.
That works for two or three times and then the screen capture function ceases to work.
Thanks for your suggestion

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