For these shots, I used a white backdrop, light kit, and gold diffuser. My model brought flowers, and I purchased some more to incorporate contrast.
In Camera Raw, I decreased the texture and adjusted the lighting. In Photoshop, I smart-sharpened, used a Gaussian blur mask, and used the healing tool to emit some of the distracting wrinkles with the backdrop. I then used Lightroom to create presents for this shoot and altered them individually on each photo.
I was worried the photos would be too dark to fix in post-production, but I was pleasantly surprised. I used plenty of dodge and burn to make the images more interesting.
Isabelle Justice 