Can someone help me with this?

[lenfisher1973]

ok, the vibrant colourful shot is what I have been doing so far, the other one is what I want to achieve but am having trouble, Canon t1i using either my new 70-200mm f4L, or my 50mm 1.8, if someone can help me with some basic settings to get started, natural lighting tips, and other advice to achieve shots much like this one, I don't know what picture style in my t1i i should be using, or if customizing one is best,, all other advice is greatly appreciated to help me achieve a result like this, I am well aware of how important crisp focus is, and I'm working hard on that, I think that colour and exposure are issues in getting shots like this one,

Thank you

Len