photoshoot

Model's studio appointment

A photoshoot is a planned session where a photographer takes pictures, typically of a model, celebrity, product, or event.

The term implies professional or semi-professional work with deliberate staging: We did a photoshoot for the new catalog.

Also spelled as two words: photo shoot.

equipment

camera

Image capturing device

  • lensLight-focusing curved glass
  • tripodStabilizing support structure
  • softboxStudio light diffusion enclosure

reflector · flash · strobe · diffuser · backdrop · lighting · umbrella · gels · boom · grip

glamour

makeup

Products for beautifying faces

airbrushing · contouring · highlight · flawless · radiance · stunning · allure · elegance · sophistication · red-carpet

portrait

headshot

Shoulders-up photograph

profile · close-up · full-length · three-quarter · candid · environmental · sitter · likeness · character · emotion

modeling

pose

Deliberate bodily arrangement

go-see · booker · fitting · runway · commercial · print · talent · direction · angles · movement

fashion

editorial

Publication's official viewpoint article

  • lookbookCurated fashion photo collection
  • campaignOrganized effort toward goal
  • voguePrevailing popular style

designer · wardrobe · styling · accessories · garment · apparel · collection · ready-to-wear · streetwear · couture

technique

aperture

Adjustable optical inlet

focus · composition · framing · raw · bokeh · color-grading · bracketing · metering · high-key · low-key

studio

cyclorama

Curved infinite-background wall

  • greenscreenSolid backdrop for compositing
  • setArrange in position
  • propsTheater accessories or praise

tethered · soundstage · rigging · cove · rental · booking · assistant · stylist

Categories
Opposites
intentionality and staging

photoshootsnapshot

Informal photograph taken quickly

candid shot · street photography · documentary photography · surveillance footage

visual documentation method

photoshootfilm production

Creating motion pictures

audio recording · live performance · radio broadcast

Family

photoshoots

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G