How to place anything into perfect perspective in Photoshop using the Vanishing Point filter — the tool that makes mockups and composites look real instead of pasted-on. This covers cutting an object out, matching the light direction and color of the new scene, and using Vanishing Point to bend it into the correct plane automatically. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Vanishing Point Filter, explained 01:24 Matching perspective and light direction 06:03 Opening the Vanishing Point filter 08:15 Placing the object into the grid 10:14 Matching brightness to the scene 11:36 Adding depth with a shadow 15:03 Duplicating and varying the effect 18:22 Painting in a matching cast shadow THE STEPS 1. Cut the object out onto its own layer and drag it into the new scene — it'll look flat and out of place at first. 2. Study the background photo's light direction (look at existing highlights and shadows) so your object matches it. 3. Open Filter, then Vanishing Point, and define a perspective plane that matches t...