LOS ANGELES - Actress Katherine Heigl apologized Tuesday after taking "inappropriate" photos in a cemetery.

The 39-year-old actress spoke out in an Instagram video Tuesday after facing criticism for the since-deleted photo shoot with husband Josh Kelley.

"I noticed on my Instagram page that the post I posted earlier was getting a lot of reaction, and I realized you guys are right," she said in the clip. "It was not appropriate and it was disrespectful and I've taken it down."

Heigl and Kelley had visited the cemetery in Buffalo, New York, where Heigl's late brother, Jason Heigl, and grandparents are buried. The actress shared photos of herself smiling and posing with various headstones.

"It's kind of a heavy thing to go and visit my loved ones' graves, and I decided to find some levity and humor and didn't realize how inappropriate I was being," Heigl explained in her apology video.

"I deeply apologize and I thank you guys for understanding that sometimes I don't think things through clearly enough and I am grateful for your input and for giving me a heads up when I'm maybe going too far," she said.