Cannot load iphoto in time machine

I have recently updated to using my time machine. I can load it up with finder, selecting individual files. I can also load it up with mail, selecting individual emails. The problem comes when i try to load iphoto, to try and recover an individual photo. I iphoto as the active window, and i click on time machine. It then proceeds to load the finder window. It doesnt load the iphoto window, which would then allow me to select an individual photo. I dont understand what i have done wrong, as it works with mail.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks

Try this as a solution.
Launch Iphoto
Go to the album you want to recover the photos from.
right click on any photo in that album and in the drop down menu you should see an option that says 'show file.' Click on that.
This will open a finder window with the file open that contains all the photos currently in the album. Start TimeMachine with this folder active.
Browse back and find all the deleted photos and restore.
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