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

Eight women went on a group date to Malibu Beach for a photo shoot hosted by People magazine’s Editor-at-Large Janine Rubenstein. —Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025

The winner is invited to join an Observer visual staff member on a live photo shoot. —Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025

Closures and travel delays are derailing photo shoots, engagements, elopements and weddings. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

Her most recent Instagram post thanked Vogue’s Anna Wintour and her team, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her cover photo shoot. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 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