Model photography shoots are generally used in the fashion industry, whereby a model poses for a photographer either at a studio or in a specific shoot location. Although model photography shoots tend to refer to an actual model posing for the camera, it can also signify a photographer taking photographs of advertised goods for a magazine. Model photography shoots always require a photographer and a shoot location. Models pose for the camera as instructed by the photographer or the photo shoot coordinator.
A model photography shoot can also refer to a common practice where a photographer is taking photographs of a model for the model's portfolio.