Oh gosh, hang on now, don't let that discourage you !! the photo is basically good, Santa looks good, it's just that the poor little girl is not too sure about the BG ! that is very normal, I think that the advice about getting friendly with santa ahead of time was very good ! did you do that ? if so ,maybe you could have suggested that santa hold the child standing on his knee, and waited till the little girl had a more pleasant look on her little face, but the job you took on was a tough one, and I admire you for trying, and would like to see other photos you took. People are my least favorite subjects ! Birds are much easier !