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Description
I will be using Photoshop CS2 for this tutorial.

1. Go to image > mode > greyscale to make the photo black and white. Don't just desaturate it.
Now go to image > mode > rgb colour, because you'll be adding colour later.

2. Go to layer > new adjustment layer > curves, make sure the channel is set to "rgb", and click anywhere on the grid. Fill this in:
Input: 39
Output: 27
Now click somewhere else on the grid:
Input: 114
Output: 135
Now click somewhere else on the grid, for the last time:
Input: 200
Output: 218

3. Go to layer > new adjustment layer > selective colour, select "relative" and fill this in:
Whites: -18, -12, +7, -7
Neutrals: +25, +4, +9, -15
Blacks: -5, -7, -11, +2

4. Go to layer > new adjustment layer > colour balance, check "preserve luminosity" and fill this in:
Shadows: +7, -7, -11
Midtones: +34, +18, +21
Highlights: 0, 0, 0

Now merge the layers and you're done!

Photo: The Strokes
Found on the internet (last.fm). All credits go to the photographer. I am not claiming this as my own, I am simply using it as an example.

Description
I will be using Photoshop CS2 for this tutorial.

1. Go to image > mode > greyscale to make the photo black and white. Don't just desaturate it.
Now go to image > mode > rgb colour, because you'll be adding colour later.

2. Go to layer > new adjustment layer > curves, make sure the channel is set to "rgb", and click anywhere on the grid. Fill this in:
Input: 39
Output: 27
Now click somewhere else on the grid:
Input: 114
Output: 135
Now click somewhere else on the grid, for the last time:
Input: 200
Output: 218

3. Go to layer > new adjustment layer > selective colour, select "relative" and fill this in:
Whites: -18, -12, +7, -7
Neutrals: +25, +4, +9, -15
Blacks: -5, -7, -11, +2

4. Go to layer > new adjustment layer > colour balance, check "preserve luminosity" and fill this in:
Shadows: +7, -7, -11
Midtones: +34, +18, +21
Highlights: 0, 0, 0

Now merge the layers and you're done!

Photo: The Strokes
Found on the internet (last.fm). All credits go to the photographer. I am not claiming this as my own, I am simply using it as an example.