Matthew on "customizing footer"

/* Footer Image */
<div id="footer-image">

<img src="http://loyals.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/london-scape-footer-cut-w-white33-transparent.png" alt="Image Description">

</div><!-- footer-image -->

/* Footer Widgets */
<div id="footer" class="clearfix">

<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'ffooter' ); ?>

</div><!-- #footer--><?php

See if that works in place of the old code. Plus add this to your style.css file in your theme or child theme.

/* Footer */
#footer-image {
     padding-top: 2px;
     padding-bottom: 0px;
 }

This may work. If not, let me know.