I agree with the perils of falsely claiming that your passport is lost. You may even need a police report. Filing a false police report is a serious offence.

Remember Martha Stewart. She committed a felony to cover-up a misdemeanor crime. if she confessed, nothing would have happened. After all, she got the tip from the broker (which is also suspect), not the Imclone CEO. She thought she gained $60K, but now faces huge legal costs, fines, and even jail is not off the table.

An alternative to requesting a new picture is to request a replacement for a damaged passport. One woman I know was broke a bottle of wine inside her bag which ruined her clothes inside and ruined her passport, which had some nice passport stamps. I think years ago, a high school student got another driver's license because he forgot to empty his pants before washing it.