Toy Photography: How to Easily Add Awesome Backgrounds!

[@jimbobaroobud]

Rear projection has been used in Hollywood since 1930. It’s a fantastic way to open up the universe in-camera. Remember, though, that Hollywood also dressed the set for its actors. Showing a beach? Add some sand and a palm tree. Miniatures made for doll houses and train sets can also be added for additional realism.

[@MathieuStern]

awesome advices, i will follow them thanks a lot

[@SrPrOn]

Not a single blabblering and full 4 minutes of practical tips. Thank you!

[@RSpudieD]

These are pretty good! They're quite impressive and some of those dino's faces were priceless!

[@boltmann]

The foreground lighting in the first images didn't matched the background lighting well. But these two were AWESOME! (my favourites!) 2:09 2:37 The stormtrooper images were nicely composed too, and the rest that followed it. Happy to see another toy photoshoot. Welldone Matthieu! 😊 👍

[@RuthRickerLeBlanc]

I love toy photography but hate the getting down on the ground to shoot !! This is brilliant ! I would love to know where to find the backgrounds though please ?

[@ambuerjacoby8436]

Toy photography is awesome

[@Omegav3rse]

I cannot lie that's very creative how u use your computer for backgrounds never thought of that before amazing

[@MathieuStern]

Thank you! 😊

[@claytonmedic]

Honestly one of the best tips videos on toy photography I’ve ever seen. Thanks for these.

[@micahgabriel2072]

Amazing work and thank you for the HOW TO and great ideas to take my photos to another level.. THANK YOU..

[@MathieuStern]

Happy to help!

[@patrickmckeag3215]

Excellent video. I now have some ideas for fun things to try this winter with my camera gear. Thanks..

[@Moturtles]

I’m a subscriber now. Clear cut easy to follow videos. Thank you.

[@PixelRAW]

Spectacular! Thanks

[@jamesward6244]

You're a star Mathieu! A simple and effective idea. I think I'll give this a go myself. Also congratulations on being featured in that magazine! I would get a copy myself if there was an english version :-( damn my lack of education!

[@DJVARAO]

You did it again Mathieu! Simple yet beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@MathieuStern]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@theoldcameraguy]

Very creative and well executed. Thanks for sharing these techniques.

[@MathieuStern]

Thanks for watching!

[@tylerfields2368]

@@MathieuStern what type of transparent support did you use?

[@watchingytvids1]

Always great content! Thanks for the tips

[@astraltactical2073]

Dude. You're amazing.

[@sheridankamal]

Thank you for the inspiration and ideas.

[@exoticcarfactsofficialchan7050]

Great tutorial video 👏😎👍🔥🔥🔥

[@romandarobot7732]

Great video, thank you. Whenever I do a screen shot of a computer screen I get lots of weird color banding.. even on a 5k iMac...what the secret to getting a clean screen shot? A particular shutter speed?

[@oznewton7481]

Good question.

[@howieyoungmedia7139]

Thanks for producing this video. What websites do you recommend searching for background images?

[@jaykhaled_m]

Amazing work! What is the brightness level you usually use on your lighting cube? Thanks

[@michaelflower8681]

This is truuuuuly inspiring ❤ any recommendations about Screen Size?

[@bielomo]

Funny and beautiful. Very simple too! Well done.

[@MathieuStern]

Glad you like it!

[@konglovetoys]

really inspiring 😍😍

[@jekeyes]

Definitely doing this over the weekend! Thanks

[@jekeyes]

Posted my attempt on my Instagram jekeyes

[@JediAricKoll]

where do you get your backgrounds for the photography they are amazing

[@WillieBeard]

Great Video. Thanks!

[@daniel635biturbo]

The photo of the Alien @1:56 I call it "Mind blown" :) I really like the idea to make "all edits" in the actual camera shoot, huge bonus using a vintage lens of course ! Do you ever use macro extenders on standard lenses ?

[@WiwatChang]

Thanks for the great idea. Reminds me of my taking photo of X-wing against a handpainted starry back ground with backlight almost 4o years ago, This is much easier

[@MathieuStern]

Perfect! i should try that also

[@kaskovic1993]

Is there a particular website you get the HD backgrounds from?

[@randoma83]

Wonderful tips, these give me a lot of inspiration to reach the next step on my toy photos. Merci!

[@MathieuStern]

I'm so glad!

[@VintageInsightPhotography]

Clever!

[@DNS2911]

Where can I get a smoke machine like the one your using in this vid?

[@ArnoldVeeman]

My thoughts went into the realms of Mandalorian: making a scene in a 3d program like blender and render out the left, right, top and background. Add more (cheap) screens and there goes you led lights, not needed anymore. Plus solid results! Great job, wonderful idea too!

[@agamReACT]

wow, It's come very realistic, Thanks you sir

[@LeendertCordemans]

Welldone.

[@pictureeyecandy]

👍 nice work.

[@asmrcuriositycabinet3143]

Why not more views ??? it's awesome

[@garymartz1080]

Thanks for sharing this! Any advice to all of us rookies that don't have a macro lens?

[@MathieuStern]

try to find some diopter, it's cheaper than a macro lens and it will let you come very close

[@jeanpierrehorcholle5649]

Magnifique ! en low light il est tres fort ton a7 III ! Tu en pense quoi du S5 lumix ? comparer au A7

[@MathieuStern]

Merci, j'ai pas vraiment eu l'occasion de tester le S5 mais on ne sais jamais

[@jeanpierrehorcholle5649]

@@MathieuStern ,sinon pour un premier full frame A7III ou ou a7 II , jai pas de sous pour un bon caillou , mais j'ai un ef 50 mm F1.8 II on peux le mettre sur Sony cest bien ? cest la bague sigma la mieux ? merci

[@killersol8251]

Thank you! I was thinking so hard on how to make a beach background when I could've just put my tablet behind it lol

[@MathieuStern]

No problem!

[@eldastan]

Awesome

[@LeightonGill]

Wow, you're extremely creative!

[@MathieuStern]

Wow, thank you!

[@vidalexperience]

How does this not have a million views?

[@Vtuberfan69]

How do i know if the image has copyright or not? Also is there a good website to find them or just google images

[@ironic_bionic]

Cool, inspiring stuff! I'll definitely be trying this with some of my toy collection. One question, how did you deal with reflections in the monitor?

[@chris-ram]

Take 2 different shots, 1 for background as a plate and remove reflection in post. 2nd alternative is getting it out of camera. Play with angle of reflection and move light around

[@solar-jaymi]

Hey, what camera do you use?

[@Datgirl0922]

Thanks!

[@solar-jaymi]

Will it work for my laptop? I've been trying to find good backgrounds to use..

[@tasteinparis7138]

so great content !

[@johnfkennedy2147]

Thank you! This is very helpful but how do you get the screen to be big? I can’t figure out how to do it

[@MathieuStern]

you need to shoot wiht a telephoto lens like a 90mm or 100mm

[@johnfkennedy2147]

@@MathieuStern ok thabks

[@pascalgoutier7162]

Iv been wanting to share my toy images but some look like they are drawn after editing. Im worried about copyright laws, but if it is a picture of a toy that i own, i dont see how that could be a copyright issue. But it is confusing 🤔

[@davidh722]

What did you use for the transparent base or where did you find it?

[@MathieuStern]

A simple frame glass from the $ store

[@toniii1999]

what is that smoke machine with the long tube you used?

[@MathieuStern]

I added a list of the gear I Used in the description

[@ICEMAN24824]

Love it

[@shafalinegi2814]

Amazing

[@Youthure]

Cool!

[@raysakti9540]

Need those wallpaer links plz🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@gardeotocus]

This Really makes you want to learn photoshop and photo shooting, doesn't it?

[@Jerseylance1]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@IndieFilmScreenings]

I just want to know...after you take all these amazing photos, what do you do with them? I know of the art but always wanted to know ... what can you do with the photos? Nice work Mathieu.

[@MathieuStern]

You post them online for some random strangers to validate your art and your life choices, then everyone forget about them for 6 month until some obscure photography website post your photos again in an article about toy photography then if you are lucky some book publisher or magazine will use one of your photo in their journal ... and you start all over again for the next video :))

[@IndieFilmScreenings]

@@MathieuStern lol...oh ok... can a person make a profit from this type of artwork? Our indie filmmakers would like to see this type of work. Stop by our facebook page sometime and post your stuff. facebook.com/indiefilmscreenings/

[@langletprolet8378]

@@MathieuStern LOL. You summed it up perfectly.

[@oliverjulian2944]

3:56 Most awkward place to put a dinosaur

[@wowieinciong7197]

Nice

[@mixeddrinks8100]

impressive... got the lens, got the toys, just need a good monitor, mine is too small =(

[@pictureeyecandy]

How big is your TV? I bet it will work

[@IvoTichelaar]

TV is a good suggestion.

[@MrAupire]

So interesting video ! Unfortunately, only 3600 views ... KZbin is not logic

[@Ghao_zx]

Good

[@Jerseylance1]

Great idea….

[@triggerfingerstudios]

STOP MAKING ME WANT TO DO THINGS!!!!

[@MathieuStern]

NEVER !!! :))

[@MrHooka47]

That camera is 2 grand on Amazon…damn