Automated Locate and Move .JPG Files HELP!

I am trying to locate and move all .JPG files on my MacBook running OS X 10.6. I need a Script that will locate all .JPG files no matter where they are on the hard drive and move them [not copy] to a specified folder titled "JPG PHOTOS" that is on my desktop. I am then going to move that folder with all of the images to an external hard drive.
I am very new to scripting.

You do not say how many files or duplicates are involved but here is a simple bash script which you can paste into Terminal and then hit return.
find "/Users/neville" -name "*.JPG" -exec mv -n {} "/Users/neville/All JPG Photos" \;
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Make a full backup before you do this - mv can be dangerous
A simple mistake - such as not creating the destination folder can destroy files
This is not a copy script it moves files - so original path information will be lost
Change source and destination as required
May have to do it again for jpg
The -n ensures nothing is overwritten
Do it repeatedly with slightly different destinations to get duplicates
The script could be modified to auto-renumber duplicates - GNU bash has a 'backup' option for this
If there are a large number of JPG files a batch modification may be required

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