Is it no longer fahionable nowadays to like doing single-frame still portraiture and not be a animation person ?  

Innovations in 3D photorealistic software seem to be geared towards creating animated videos, but I prefer just rendering a still piece.

I'd still use the next version of Poser Pro to make single frame portraits.

Granted sometimes, an animated sequence helps capture a single-frame render of say, water splashing, instead of having to paint it in using brushes from an external 2D software.

Eternal Hobbyist