I directly scanned film negative which has been developped by a photographer of my town, as i don't have a personal BW labo.
I just tuned levels in my scanner driver to optimize histogram and to get real darks (original scan was too clear, quite grey).
After scanning, i made some adjustements in Photoshop, using Shadow/Highlight menu : i noticed that for all my negatives scans, it's better to reduce high lights (10%) and to increase midtones contrast (+20).
Last action in PS : levels adjustment layer to optimize picture.
I hope it will help you.
This picture has been shot in Besançon, a city of east of France very well knowned for its fantastic cheeses
It represents a small municipal park, at the border of the town, along the highway which separates city center from suburbs, as usual in french cities.