sesión de fotos
/sesjon de fotos/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'photoshoot' is translated into Spanish as sesión de fotos.
The phrase is used to describe a planned occasion where a photographer takes professional photographs of a person or object. To express the act of conducting or having a photoshoot, you typically use the verb hacer, resulting in the phrase hacer una sesión de fotos.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of sesión, which literally means 'session'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Sesión de fotos is a term widely understood throughout the Spanish-speaking world and is prevalent in Spain and Latin American countries.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change sesión to sesiones, resulting in sesiones de fotos.
Did you know?
- While sesión de fotos is the standard term, photographers in some Latin American creative circles use the English word 'shooting' as a loanword to sound more professional or international.
- If you are talking about a professional photoshoot for a model, you might hear the term book used to refer to their portfolio of photos, a direct loanword from English.
- The word sesión is used for any formal meeting or period of activity, meaning a 'photoshoot' is linguistically identical to a 'parliamentary session' or a 'recording session'.
Examples in context
- Voy a organizar una sesión fotográficaI am going to organize a photoshoot
- Ella trabajó como modelo en una sesión de fotosShe worked as a model in a photoshoot
- ¿Te parece si vamos al parque a sacar fotos?How about we go to the park to take some pictures?
- Participé en un shooting fotográfico para una revistaI took part in a photoshoot for a magazine
- Hoy tengo una sesión fotográfica con una modelo profesional.Today, I have a photoshoot with a professional model.
- Mañana tengo una sesión de fotos.I have a photoshoot tomorrow.
- La sesión de fotos fue un éxito.The photoshoot was a success.
- Necesitamos organizar una sesión de fotos para el catálogo.We need to organize a photoshoot for the catalog.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about their work schedule.
- LucíaJavier, ¿tienes tiempo hoy?Javier, do you have time today?
- JavierNo, tengo una sesión de fotos ahora.No, I have a photoshoot now.
- Lucía¿Dónde es la sesión de fotos?Where is the photoshoot?
- JavierEs en el parque central, Lucía.It is in the central park, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
