Using iPhoto with Photoshop

Hi there.
I would just like to know whether something is possible.
I'd like to store my photos as psds in Finder and use iPhoto to view them. I've worked out that I can drag my psds into iPhoto and then edit them using Photoshop, but when I edit them it seems like my changes are only visible if I view the file in iPhoto. If I revisit the file in Finder and drag that straight into Photoshop bypassing iPhoto, the changes I made in iPhoto are gone and editing this file doesn't update what I'm seeing in iPhoto.
Can I have the edits I make in Photoshop via iPhoto visible when my source psd is opened in Finder? I always use adjustment layers so I don't need all these safeguards.
For the record my iPhoto preferences are setup with "copy items to the iPhoto Library" unchecked, "Use RAW when using external editor" checked and "Save edits as 16-bit TIFF files" unchecked.
Cheers.

Can I have the edits I make in Photoshop via iPhoto visible when my source psd is opened in Finder? I always use adjustment layers so I don't need all these safeguards.
No, you cannot. When you use an external editor in iPhoto to edit a photo, iPhoto will send a copy of the image to the external editor, to preserve the integrity of the original file.
It looks like you are working against iPhoto's organization features instead of profiting from them. If you don't use the iPhoto interface and trust iPhoto to manage your photos, why not use a different photo managing software?

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