Backup/sync iphotos

I am using silverkeeper to keep backups on my external. I know that when I load photos from my camera they go into my "photos" folder and then I can drop them into iphoto. However, if I want to backup/sync my external with my internal, I can't figure out where iphoto stores the photos. I can sync the photos folder, but that is just all of the photos, and not the ones I placed in iphoto.
If this makes sense could someone help,
Thanks, Jim

Hi Jim,
If you chose to have iPhoto copy the photos into it's own database when importing, the photos will be in the iPhoto Library folder in your Pictures folder.
You should backup the entire iPhoto Library folder in this case.
iPhoto 6 Library folder in the Finder
As you can see the structure is now related to rolls. Rolls are created for each folder you import and each import session from a camera.
It is very easy to change the names of film rolls within iPhoto to make them easier to find images within. Open the info panel in iPhoto by clicking on the "i" icon. Once it is opened, click on the roll title in the viewing window.
Click on the word "title" in the info pane and type in your new title. I like to use a date and text format such as 12/25/05 Christmas at Mom's, 1/05/06 my birthday, etc. Once the roll names are changed within iPhoto, they are also changed within the Finder, making it easy to locate an image.
When importing from a camera, make sure you name the roll with a date and text before the import.

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