V2 I've gone and edited a few things, but I've got a stupid glow on his face... oh well I'll fix it later.
I'll admit, the blending isn't that great, but I don't see how I have poor lighting, someone please explain.
The righr side has some weird black feathered lighting which looks overtop of the lighter color. It's hard to explain. It looks like a shadow behind Pharrell, which determines the effect of him "on" the background. There's a white stroke around his face as welll, which doesn't help at all.
Thanks for the comments. And Xiou I see what you mean I'll give it ago, and fix that right now, hopefully will resolve this render pasted on BG look.