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 Some great murals around Charlotte to add to your next photo shoot. —

Nico Gomez/queens University News Service, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024 All the photo shoots were captured by Yu Tsai in Mexico, Belize, Portugal and Hollywood, Fla. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. —

Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024 Just hours before the issue hit the internet, Mahomes posted pictures from her photo shoot in February along with a behind-the-scenes video set to a song from one of her new friends, Taylor Swift. —

Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024 In January, actor Anne Hathaway abruptly walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot in solidarity with a work stoppage by the Condé Nast Union timed for the announcement of the 2024 Oscars nominations. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 May 2024 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

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