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

The roadsides are often awash in blue, providing picturesque backdrops for impromptu photo shoots. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

My daughters would come to photo shoots with me. —Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 20 Mar. 2026

This is precisely why some professionals in the modeling industry use it before photo shoots. —Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

Kevin shared several images from a photo shoot where the teen posed in the Tennessee track uniform alongside his famous father and little brother, Kenzo. —Essence, 17 Mar. 2026

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