I cant email photos from iphoto, i just get an error picture of a camera with exclamation mark

i cannot share photos from iphoto on my macbook pro anymore, since i upgraded to mountain lion.
i just get an icon of a camera with an exclamation  mark next to it regardless of whether i select one or several pictures

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
When you upgraded to 11 you were warned and you agreed that the Library would be unusable by earlier versions. You explicitly gave your permissions. It wasn't something Apple set up, it's a necessary part of the upgrade process.
You can easily revert to iPhoto 09, all you need is to use the back up you made before upgrading. After all you wouldn't do something like upgrade without backing up first, right?
Regards
TD

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