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 character of Cecilia Chen rams into Anouk Ferrand, a striking, enigmatic model that Cecilia had known two decades earlier while working on a photo shoot in Mexico. — Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 20 July 2026

Monfort, a photographer, was leading a charity calendar photo shoot of Barcelona soccer players posing with children. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Their connection dates back nearly two decades to a 2007 UNICEF photo shoot where a 20-year-old Messi posed with a 5-month-old Yamal for a calendar benefiting children's rights. — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

There’s Lionel Messi, cradling and bathing a five-month-old baby in a 2007 photo shoot, right around when Messi, then 20, was emerging as a star for Barcelona. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 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