WIP Cloudy afternoon on the deck

Hi guys & girls,

Below is a quickish WIP simple scene/shot.
I am still unhappy with the background. My plan was to add matt painting in PS to give the image greater depth and mood. When i tried, i had horrible white masking around the leaves-any tips?

Any and all C&C is welcome!

Cheers,
Ando

Don’t use PS. No, seriously.

Sorry for the late update, been away on holidays and flat out since returning .
After a few tips from a mate and a bit of playing around I am much happier with the image.

Maru, this little project was aimed at learning and perfecting a few different techniques. One of those was how to add actually photographed backgrounds and matt painting in post.

Thoughts and feedback is welcome as always!
Cheers,