With my photography becoming more and more serious of a hobby, and shooting almost exclusively digital, I figured it's about time I begin to learn about color management so I can make prints that match the image I have recorded and edited.
I understand the importance of monitor calibration, and my attempts using images have not been sucessful. On backorder right now is a new Monaco Systems OPTIX XR Hardware profiling bundle from Adorama photo. This will get my (parents) monitor calibrated so I know exactly what I can expect when editing my photos.
The other, more mysterious side of this coin is color space and how that all plays a roll in the actual printing of images. If it looks great on my newly calibrated monitor, I would expect it to look great on a printer. Not necessarily the case. This part is a bit fuzzy for me, so I decided it's time to learn. Thanks to the foums as nikonians, I came across the following articles to read:
Introduction to color management
The great sRGB vs Adobe RGB Debate