The Shot

All Episodes 2007

  • 2018-01-08T03:00:00Zs at 2018-01-08T03:00:00Z on VH1
  • 2007-11-05T03:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 3h 30m (7 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
The Shot was a reality television show created by Nigel Barker and produced by VH1 in 2007. The Shot included 10 aspiring fashion photographers working through a series of games in order to win the competition. Russell James was the host/mentor. The winner of season 1 of the show, as announced on December 23, 2007, was Maria Hartman. She beat Dean on the final challenge, and her winning shot will be used on the cover of Victoria's Secret annual catalog. The shot is of model Alessandra Ambrosio. Maria will also receive a $100,000 and a spread on Marie Claire magazine as prizes.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2007-11-05T03:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2007-11-05T03:00:00Z30m

Ten aspiring fashion photographers meet each other and fashion photographer Russell James in the first episode of The Shot. The prizes are revealed to be the chance to shoot a fashion spread for Marie Claire magazine and Victoria's Secret, and $100,000 provided by Vaseline. For their first challenge, the photographers participate in a nude photo shoot.

2007-11-12T03:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2007-11-12T03:00:00Z30m

The nine remaining contestants do a shoot with a pack of wild animals: a monkey, a tarantula, and a camel. Piper is forced to deal with her fear of tarantulas. The aspiring photographers then shot a group of unruly preschoolers

2007-11-19T03:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2007-11-19T03:00:00Z30m

In the first shot this week, the eight remaining contestants were strapped into harnesses off of a cliff in Malibu Creek State Park, one hundred feet off the ground. The second shot had the two teams shooting evening wear underwater with help from supermodel Kristy Hinze.

2007-11-26T03:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2007-11-26T03:00:00Z30m

The seven remaining contestants head off to Malibu Beach, where they shoot a women's volleyball game. Using what they learned about capturing motion in a picture, the photographers are given a challenge to get a great 3D shot of two models bouncing on a trampoline using a digital multi-camera system.

2007-12-03T03:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2007-12-03T03:00:00Z30m

The episode began with the six remaining contestants blowing off some steam by having a food fight. After, the photographers shot a picture focusing on texture with their fellow contestants as the models. The second challenge entailed shooting an ad campaign for makeup mogul Vincent Longo. For the shoot, the contestants took one close-up and one body shot.

2007-12-10T03:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2007-12-10T03:00:00Z30m

Things get tense as four of the remaining five photographers begin to gang up on John. For the first challenge, the contestants were sent to a breakdancing competition, where they were to find three inspirational dancers to shoot. Those pictures were then placed in a gallery, where the general public decided on a winner. The next assignment was to shoot an ad campaign for Vaseline, with a little help from Dave Navarro.

2007-12-17T03:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

1x07 Episode 7

  • 2007-12-17T03:00:00Z30m

The first challenge for the remaining four photographers was to try their hand as a paparazzi at a red-carpet event. For their second challenge, the contestants met with Marie Claire editor Joyce Caruso Corrigan, who took them to an airport runway. There, they shot singer Joss Stone.

1x08 Episode 8

  • no air date30m

In the first-season finale, the three remaining contestants head off to Hawaii to work with three Victoria's Secret models. After shooting, only two photographers remain; they are sent to a mansion, where they shoot a cover for a Victoria's Secret catalogue, and a winner is crowned.

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