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The art of portraiture will always remain unique. I don't think it will ever die, not completely. The human element, the eye of the artist, paint, brush and canvas will always hold a fascination.
Photography on the other hand is mechanical, quite cold in comparison and very common. Photography isn't as interesting as a good oil portrait.
Even if I never made another penny creating portraits, I would still continue trying to capture the human form on canvas. Painting portraits is not just about making money, I think of it as a celebration of life.
For some painters there will always be a desire to capture the likness of other human beings, whether or not they get paid for their efforts. Certain individual's will always be willing to pay for the chance to have their image's created on canvas. To own something unique and quite rare, just as they themselves, in their human form are quite rare and unique.
The only way the art of portraiture will die is tie the hands of the artists, confiscate their paint and brushes and make it illegal.
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