Photos vs. Portraits

[cubfanbudwoman]

larriepam2000 wrote:
> I got thinking last night about portraits that can talk, move, 
> learn, travel, etc.  Why can't photos talk?  


SSSusan:
A couple of suggestions I've heard are that there is something 
magical in the paint used... or that perhaps a little "piece" of the 
person is used in the paint [kind of like polyjuice potion], which 
gives it "life" -- something which can't be done with a photograph.

Just a thought.
Siriusly Snapey Susan