1. Photos merged and black and white

2. Photos colorized, but you look grumpy

3. So I made you smile

4 Hard to get the brightness and contrast the same on both of you, as the new photo you sent to me was quite light.

4 Hard to get the brightness and contrast the same on both of you, as the new photo you sent to me was quite light.

5. Same as above, but let AI try and cleanup the image and added a little color, just in case.

6. Using the above image, I simply added a black and white adjustment layer. About as good as these two can get in black and white. Your image is clearer than previous attempts.

7. Same image as #4 above, but black and white

8. Added two adjustment layers.  One for brightness and contrast the other to add a yellow / reddish hue