photo shoot
noun
variants
or less commonly photoshoot
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
Kate CoyneThe women exuded such strength and joy in front of the camera, who would have thought it was their first professional photo shoot?—Essence
EssenceTo celebrate her 90th birthday this past spring, she had a photoshoot in Reynolda Gardens that included a pink tutu, crown, and cake.—Chad Tucker
Chad Tuckercalled also photo session
Examples of photo shoot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Simpson modeled some of the pieces — that sizzling neon green bikini! — in a glamorous photo shoot.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Diesel recently was featured on animal control's Facebook page wearing a Detroit Lions jersey in a photo shoot with nine other dogs at Ford Field.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Candy wanted to do one last photo shoot, so Peter Hujar came.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The photo shoot came moments after officers cleared racial justice protesters from the park in front of the church.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Motto said oftentimes the photo shoot results in residents telling stories about their time in the military that their family members have never heard.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Four months later, during an engagement photo shoot, Ms. Bieg also asked Dr. Sacks to marry her.
—Donna Kim, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Lindsey Buckingham met his wife during a photo shoot
Lindsey Buckingham's wife Kristen Messner has been by his side through the ups and downs of his career.
—Melissa Girimonte, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
The photo shoot alone would be worth it: Beach Blanket Beyoncé!
—Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Diesel recently was featured on animal control's Facebook page wearing a Detroit Lions jersey in a photo shoot with nine other dogs at Ford Field.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Candy wanted to do one last photo shoot, so Peter Hujar came.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The photo shoot came moments after officers cleared racial justice protesters from the park in front of the church.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Motto said oftentimes the photo shoot results in residents telling stories about their time in the military that their family members have never heard.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Four months later, during an engagement photo shoot, Ms. Bieg also asked Dr. Sacks to marry her.
—Donna Kim, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Lindsey Buckingham met his wife during a photo shoot
Lindsey Buckingham's wife Kristen Messner has been by his side through the ups and downs of his career.
—Melissa Girimonte, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
The photo shoot alone would be worth it: Beach Blanket Beyoncé!
—Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'photo shoot.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to photo shoot
Dictionary Entries Near photo shoot
Cite this Entry
“Photo shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20shoot. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share