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

Recent Examples on the Web Inspired by the widespread interest, the influencer decided to surprise the 77-year-old with a professional photo shoot in Paris this summer. —

Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 Players can style influencers at a Brooklyn Bridge photo shoot, assist makeup artists backstage at NYFW or customize front-row fashionistas during a DKNY runway show. —

Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024 Coordinating a haute-couture photo shoot in Antarctica for an Italian fashion designer. —

Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024 Other people pass her, and farther down the bridge, Bon Jovi's team appears to be setting up for a video or photo shoot. —

Doha Madani, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for photo shoot

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