HOW DO YOU APPLY THIS EFFECT??????? OR AT LEAST WAT IS IT CALLED? THANKS

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Its not so much an effect. It is more the photographers work. They were obviously in a studio with a back drop and really good lighting. So you can't see anything but the subjects. Although in photoshop they probably bumped up the contrast a wee little bit. And they probably made sure the background was completely black.

Sory about that I made this post right anyway...anywho I have one of the pics that these guys had form the photographer and after they gave to the grpahic designer for their myspace layout they ended up lokking like that

Lighting has a lot to do with it, but if you want a simple way to get a similar effect, use the Unsharp Mask on Photoshop (or Smart Sharpen, both at Filter -> Sharpen). Adjust the Amount and Radius to your liking (but it's usually quite high for a high contrast photo).

Also, you'll likely need to lower the saturation of the image a bit (Ctrl + U, adjust Saturation to like -30ish?)

Ok thank you I have paint shop pro 9and the options sound similar I will play around those tools thank you

thank you so much Gigi that was pretty much what i was looking for thank you so much

No problem! Glad to help.

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