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

Taylor Swift’s three cats — Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button — for instance, are all beloved by the pop superstar’s millions of Swifties, and have each appeared in their mom’s various commercials, music videos and photo shoots. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025

During the photo shoot, there was a special request to listen to Roberta Flack (the singer had died two days earlier). —Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Bizarre photo shoots and promotional tours are now part of the greater narratives of television and film. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025

Similarly, Ayna used Azure OpenAI Service to train diffusion models that enable brands to generate catalog photo shoots and virtual try-on experiences in minutes, bypassing the time and cost of traditional studio setups. —Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for photo shoot

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute