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Fashion photo shoot in a photo studio

The term photo shoot (also photo shoot , from English photo shoot , literally 'photo shot') describes a planned and organized period of time in advertising photography and public relations in which photos are taken for a specific purpose or order. The term photo shooting , which is also used in the German-speaking world , is a sham Anglicism (in English the term shooting does not denote a photo session, but a shooting ).

In addition to the photographer , depending on the purpose, other people and resources must also be involved at this point, such as B. Models , when it comes to fashion photography , there or in portrait photography of well-known people also hairstylists and make-up artists , or specialists in food styling with the appropriate material when it comes to food photography .

Web links

Wiktionary: photo shoot  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Photo shoot  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  • DuMont's Lexicon of Photography. Technology, history, art , by Felix Freier, Dumont publishing house, 1992, ISBN 3770129822