[Kimberly Dow]

I brought this back up because I am still sstruggling with it. My husband, the kids, etc. keep pressuring me to have this done for Christmas, but the first attempt at the above photo is a bomb.

I tried thinning her a bit and lost likeness, which figures. I am going to post another photo - THIS is what she really looks like most of the time. If I could somehow combine these two - the first one of him and the second of her. I did try in photoshop - keeping in mind the light is different, but it doesnt read true to me.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Since it is for family I could go with the second more informal pose, but his mouth....

I have never ever spent so much time being frustrated! I am just at a loss - there is no perfect one of each and the poses/light varies.