Create a 3D Parallax Effect in minutes using Photoshop and After Effects!
** Skip to 0:56 to get directly to the After Effects part **
START IN PHOTOSHOP
*Load picture in Remove background
Add in a new background
Add in objects to create depth; here, I added watermelon slices in front of and behind the product
Name layers
Save Photoshop FIle
OPEN IN AFTER EFFECTS
Drop the Photoshop file into After Effects
Import it as Composition to retain layer size
Open composition
Make every layer 3D by checking the 3 cube icon
Add in Camera layer; go to layer, new, camera
Turn on 2 views in the drop-down menu in the bottom right corner of the viewer panel
Add in keyframes for the Z Position for each layer (except camera)
Add in keyframes for Rotation for each layer (except camera)
Add in keyframes for the Position of the Camera Layer to create a zoom-in effect