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
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

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Ragtops can also furnish vintage vehicles for photo shoots, off-premise gatherings and weddings. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025 This is a fabulous transit for professional glow-ups: portfolio updates, photo shoots, pitch decks, and networking. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 July 2025 After Morgan and Williams received criticism over an episode 6 photo shoot that saw the models posing with recyclable materials, the pair landed in the bottom together. EW.com, 30 July 2025 One of my favorite threads in the book is how much Gwyneth hates photo shoots. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo shoot

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of photo shoot was in 1941

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“Photo shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20shoot. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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