A photographer friend of mine suggested that people needn't be afraid of taking "portrait" oriented images, suggesting that most folks miss good shots because the "landscape" orientation is the easiest to understand. That seems to make sense. To me, though, I decide between portrait and landscape based on my subject. Take this staircase leading from the ground level to the first floor of the Supreme Court of the United States. Portrait orientation seems to be the only way to shoot this.
Taken with an iPhone 5s, there's a dungeon-like feel to this shot, where the stairs up from the darkness to the Supreme Court courtroom lead to freedom and light.
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