photo shoot

noun

variants or less commonly photoshoot

ˈfō-(ˌ)tō-ˌshüt

plural photo shoots also photoshoots

: a photography session and especially one in which a professional photographer takes photographs of someone or something for commercial use (as in a magazine)

… Cohen, 63, arrives at a PEOPLE photo shoot where his wife is being fawned over by hair and makeup artists …—

Kate Coyne

The women exuded such strength and joy in front of the camera, who would have thought it was their first professional photo shoot?—

Essence

To celebrate her 90th birthday this past spring, she had a photoshoot in Reynolda Gardens that included a pink tutu, crown, and cake.—

Chad Tucker

called also photo session

Examples of photo shoot in a Sentence

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Carter then recalls something that Coco told her during the Harper’s Bazaar photo shoot. —

Gil MacIas, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024 The month before, Kim Kardashian promoted Tesla’s humanoid robot servant and posed with a Tesla car in a photo shoot. —

Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024 Looking ahead to next week, Toya steps into her role as creative director, giving her stamp of approval (or not) on the ladies’ outfits for the big photo shoot. —

Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024 The feel of the photo shoot is like a glam afterparty among friends: cozy, comfortable, a little silly. —

Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for photo shoot