Help: How to acheive this look??

[Abhi]

I've seen many pics on flickr like these :

Cookie splash! v6 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

{A} on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The Grove 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Would love to know how this look is acheived....any help would be greatly appreciated....TIA

[hibou]

Can you please be more specific about what it is you think these three photos have in common?

[DannyF1966]

They all have the light source behind the subject, perhaps?

[outamyway]

Maybe the Bokeh?

Do you mean how the background is out of focus?
It's all about your aperture. Lower # (Wider aperture) causes the focal plane to be narrower so your subject can be in focus but the things around it will appear very soft.

Just guessing at your question though.

[Abhi]

ThanQ for ur responses guys .

I actually was referring to the post processing done on each of the photos to acheive the vintage/retro look and the golden light.

I hope the following set of pics would illustrate exactly what I'm talking about. The first link is of the pic straight out of the cam and the second after PP.

Sleepy Rainbows on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

http://i46.tinypic.com/2zisahz.jpg

&

The world is passing by, while thoughts are spinning in my head.. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

http://i45.tinypic.com/15pl6ps.jpg

I hope my question's more clear now....

[edbayani]

the only post processing i think is in the wild grass. the other is plain good photography and some tweaking in photo shop to increase contrasr and adjust for a warmer tone

[abarickman]

It looks to me like a little bit of split toning. Try to use split toning with highlights a kinda of khaki and the shadows a light grey. I think it provides a bit of this look.

I did what I describe to this picture.

It is subtle but I think ads warmth and a tad bit of the retro feel.

[x_eternity_x]

I have to agree that it looks like split-toning. To get that kind of a consistent glow you tend to need to add an extra layer of color to the picture, and doing it selectively to the light or dark tones can be very powerful. I don't know if you use Lightroom, but Lightroom does give you a very easy way to do this, although you can use PS or PSE as well, and perhaps even Gimp (been awhile since I was editing over there and back then I didn't really know about split-toning). It is a quality picture SOOC, though, so do take that into consideration. My suggestion would be to give split-toning a try--you might not achieve this exactly look, but I would bet you'll be blown away by what you can achieve if you play around with it.

[Abhi]

Thanq for your time guys

I definitely would give split toning a try.....would u now of any good articles that explain the technique in detail ?! I use PS.