photo shoot

Camera session scheduled

A photo shoot is a planned session where a photographer takes pictures of a subject—typically a model, celebrity, product, or location.

The term implies multiple shots taken in sequence, often with professional lighting, styling, and direction: The magazine arranged a photo shoot for the cover story.

Also spelled as one word: photoshoot.

Opposites
spontaneity/planning

photo shootcandid shot

Unposed, natural photograph

candid photography · snapshot · stolen shot · surveillance footage · street photography

formality/production level

photo shootselfie

Photo of oneself

home video · family photo · point-and-shoot

medium and format

photo shootvideo production

Creating recorded visual media

Family

photoshoot, photoshoots

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G