photo-shoot

verb

To perform or carry out a photo shoot.

Meanings

verbphoto-shoot (third-person singular simple present photo-shoots, present participle photo-shooting, simple past and past participle photo-shot)

present singular third person photo-shoots · participle present photo-shooting · participle past photo-shot · past photo-shot

  1. intransitiveraretransitiveTo perform or carry out a photo shoot.

    We photo-shot the Menin Highway yesterday. Can we see what we turned up?" asked Norman.

    2023, Michael MacMurdy, Changes Wrought, A Black Albatros
    4 more examples

    On an interesting Nintendo flyer from Japan. Notice the early marquee and side art designs, as well as the blue DK cab that they photo shot the game in.

    2002 October 8, Executor, “DK Jr. prototype cab documented!!!”, in rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (Usenet)

    Every few weeks we will publish the selected portfolio of each model in an album. Some models we photo shoot ourselves. We will never run out of models because we are always in search of the new Persian models.

    2007 April 2, iranpoliticsclub, “Hot New Persian Models”, in soc.culture.iranian (Usenet)

    It was beautiful, and we'd unwittingly passed Shad and Alan outside Boulemane while they were photo-shooting next to a lake, and seeing this straight road disappearing into nothingness, reminded me of the Karroo roads found back South Africa.

    2011, Si James, Moto Maroc limited edition, page 41

    Marcus searches the internet; it didn't take long to find the devastation report. Reporters had photo shot the tragic scene from many angles.

    2022, DV Anderson, Spider Web of Conspiracy
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