how do i get this look

[shaodee]

Picasa Web Albums - jeffrey - cool

There are 2 pictures of my friends in this album and I was wondering how I could get the same effect. The background for both are greyish toned while the people and ground have very strong colors.

-jeff

 

[Samantha]

Use the polygone lasso tool, select the area you want to be gray, copy it into a new PS document, image>mode>grayscale, then drag it back to the original.