Access Lightroom Catalogue from the finder? (Mac User)

Is it possible to access my Lightroom photos via the finder the same as you can in iPhoto & Aperture.
The online Software i use for work requires me to be able to upload photos selected via the finder and i want the changes I've made in Lightroom to apply.
Many Thanks
Mjw

Lightroom is a database. Only folders you choose to import will be managed. It’s best to ignore Finder and use the Lightroom Library entirely e.g. for moving, re-naming etc. Otherwise the links to the images on your hard drive can get corrupted.
All editing is non-destructive and is stored as metadata. So you need to export in order to see your editing. You can export multiple copies e.g. jpegs of any size and quality from your originals to a new folder or sub-folder. You can then upload directly from that new folder using Finder which will remain outside of Lightroom management, unless you choose to import it.
I upload jpegs to my website from Finder all the time. So I select a batch of photos in the LR Library (Cmd+A) to select all or (Cmd+Click) to select non-consecutive images and export them. I go to my new folder in Finder and complete the upload. I then delete the jpegs and the new folder. I don’t need to keep them as I know I can export fresh copies from LR at any time and I don’t need those images taking up hard disk space.

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