lighting question

have you tried white balacing your camera?
it usually solves the wrong colour problem for me

 

As ZedtroY mentioned check the white balance settings of your camera (if it has any). If you find the original is a bit washed out then move the lights farther away, What I like to to is reflect the light, instead of direct. Either diffuse it with a white cloth (not right right in front of the light of course, you don't want a fire). I like to use the indirect/reflection method. I point the lights in the opposite direction and use a white or semi reflective surface to reflect the light. Your first picture doesn't look to bad.. but it does seem a bit washed. If you find the shadows to defined try the reflection method.

 

Almost all editors provide a white balalnce adjut. Geey yourself a neutral gray card
or include in one of your images a rue neutral object. Use the white balance tool in your
editor to set that to be neutral and note the setting. Then set your image for the same
white balance offset. One day I'll set down and do a tutorial on white balance....

If you have a good camera it will support RAW image capture.

Learn how to use it!!!