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

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And then comes a pregnancy photo shoot dripping in black. —

Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024 Brooke Shields is weighing in on John Mulaney's latest photo shoot. —

Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 His Benji is like a ball of pure, undiluted charisma, joyfully inquiring about strangers’ lives and leading his fellow tourists on a photo shoot in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024 Traveling all over the state to different events, participating in photo shoots and even making costumes for others, Romero and her husband, Miguel, from Perris, have built their lives around dressing for the November holiday. —

Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for photo shoot