Photos print dark using my mac, fine with PC. Can this be adjusted?

I recently switched from a PC to a MacBook Air and am now having trouble with photo printing. My HP Photosmart printer has worked beautifully for frame worthy printing, but all my photos come out super dark now when printing from my Mac Book Air. What's the deal? Is there a setting to change or are they not compatible? Please help!

Hmm lots of stuff could come into play here.
Are you printing a jpg?
What program are you using to print?
Does it look fine on screen?
What are your print/color settings when the print dialouge comes up?

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