Dark Photo Effect

1. First of all open up a photo, I'll be using a photo of Evangeline Lilly:

Duplicate the main layer (Background) and apply Filter > Brush Strokes > Dark Strokes with these settings:

Set the layer mode to Overlay and the opacity to 70%, duplicate the layer and change the layer mode to Color Dodge and the opacity to 40%

2. Duplicate the Background layer again and move it to the top of the layers palette::

Apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 3, now set the layer mode to Color Burn and the opacity to 40%

Duplicate the background layer again and move it to the top of the layers palette again.

Hit CTRL + U and use the following settings:

Set the layer mode to Overlay and the opacity to 50%

3. Create a Brightness/Contrast layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast and use these settings:

Create a new layer and Apply the image (Image > Apply Image)

Apply Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen then duplicate the layer.

Apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 3 to the duplicate layer.

Set the layer mode to Lighten and the opacity to 50%, duplicate this blurred layer and change the mode to Overlay and the opacity to 40%

Don't forget to try different filters and layer modes!

PSD can be found here.