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
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In 2016, Jake had a brief stint as a model, posing for a photo shoot for Runway magazine.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The story begins at the Central Park Zoo, where young dancers from the Harlem Children’s Ballet are posing for a photo shoot in front of the polar bear exhibit.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
For a 1971 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, my family was asked to pose for a Thanksgiving photo shoot re-creating my grandfather’s painting Freedom From Want.
—Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
The former will see models on a photo shoot stalked by a doll possessed by the spirit of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The story begins at the Central Park Zoo, where young dancers from the Harlem Children’s Ballet are posing for a photo shoot in front of the polar bear exhibit.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
For a 1971 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, my family was asked to pose for a Thanksgiving photo shoot re-creating my grandfather’s painting Freedom From Want.
—Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
The former will see models on a photo shoot stalked by a doll possessed by the spirit of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for photo shoot
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“Photo shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20shoot. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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