Not strictly a type question (in fact not really at all) but I’ve got a series of 6x6 cards going to print, and yet again it’s a project that was abandoned (perhaps wisely) by a previous designer.

Each card is black, with white type and a photograph taking up most of the design. After a bit of research here, and despite some variation of opinion I’ve settled on a deep black using CMYK (30,30,30,100) - No problem there, but unfortunately, the photos are of objects shot on a black background. The photographs are also in CMYK, but the blacks do not even come close to matching. I’m trying to find an elegant solution here, as there are 8 different cards and 4 posters all using the same source files. In my mind I can think of 2 options:

1. clipping mask around my objects (super time consuming)
2. setup the backgrounds in the cards to match the images (some nasty 84,72,75,95 concoction) and let the printer sort it out (I really don’t want to this)

To add insult to injury the black in each photo is different, so even if I went with option 2, the printer would likely have to adjust differently for each card.

Anyone ideas?

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