Definition: Portrait mode is the technique of shooting a photo that has a vertical orientation. Portrait photos have greater height than width. With beginner-level cameras, you have to turn the camera 90 degrees to shoot a portrait mode photo.
Portrait Mode
By Kyle Schurman, About.com
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