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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The Dolce & Gabbana rawhide leather shirt and Alice + Olivia suede bell bottoms Wilson wore during the photo shoot for her 2024 album, Whirlwind.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Apple Music has unveiled a new studio near its Culver City headquarters, an expansive 15,000-square-foot space the streaming service hopes will serve as an all-in-one creative hub where musicians can come for radio interviews, write and record new music, conduct photo shoots and film video content.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
One appointment turned into three photo shoots, and the two just kept talking.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 June 2025
Hadid's hair and makeup was equally bridal for the photo shoot.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Apple Music has unveiled a new studio near its Culver City headquarters, an expansive 15,000-square-foot space the streaming service hopes will serve as an all-in-one creative hub where musicians can come for radio interviews, write and record new music, conduct photo shoots and film video content.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
One appointment turned into three photo shoots, and the two just kept talking.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 June 2025
Hadid's hair and makeup was equally bridal for the photo shoot.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 20 June 2025
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“Photo shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20shoot. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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