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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Soon, magazines and stylists began reaching out, asking to use her scarves in photo shoots. —

Violet Goldstone, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024 While Bronze, 2, was smiling in the post-Santa snap, his mom joked that the same could not be said for his actual holiday photo shoot. —

Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024 Jody — alongside photo editors Isabela Quintero, Maura Friedman, and Emily Denniston — embarked on an epic phone-call and email hunt to land as many SNL alums as possible to participate in photo shoots by David LaChapelle. —

Megh Wright, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024 The sloping back and angled legs are a whole moment for your living room that are practically begging for their own photo shoot. —

Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for photo shoot