This set of pictures has nothing to do with the movie about a middle-aged office worker who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter’s best friend, just the image of her in the rose petals.
American Beauty boudoir pose
The first few are done with natural lighting with an additional hot light to heighten the shadows and can be setup in any studio with a few sheets and roses. I have worked in all kinds of studio spaces, from 5000sq feet to 200sq feet setting up a bed is as simple as having three sheets and putting them on the floor or a white background. Kiss

The next two are done on a blowup bed, I had white drapes hung behind the set and will never do that again, the retouching was way to much. This is like any other shot where she is lying down, shoot from over the top and work your way down to even with the subject and make sure you have vertical and horizontal shots.


