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I love Portrait Mode! I use it for all sorts of things. It's great fun to experiment with all the different modes. If you live close to an Apple Store, you might want to check out the different photography workshops. You can find them under "Today At Apple" on Apple's website. Or [URL="https://www.apple.com/today/#mn_p]click here[/URL].
Portrait mode is awesome at making the subject really stand out in your photos by blurring the background, but you have to use it correctly. iMore has some nice write-ups on the mode here: