Changing Background issue with iPhoto

So I'm trying to change my background but I'm running into problems with choosing from iPhoto Albums. The problem is not in my picture files because I am able to copy pictures into my Pictures Folder and apply them as my background as normal through the Desktop & Screen Saver utility in System Preferences. The problem is in how system preferences identifies my iPhoto albums. Clicking on an album in the Desktop utility loads the pictures from that album, but when you click on a picture from that album, the desktop goes to a default solid blue background. I've tried deleting and reimporting those pictures in my iPhoto album but that hasn't worked either. As I said though, the pictures can be selected from the Pictures folder in the desktop utility, just not iPhoto albums.
Anyone have any idea of what I could do?

Hi,
Lots of people have had the same problem (myself included). See http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7302321#7302321
It turns out that if you choose NOT to copy your photos into the iPhoto library on import (Preferences->Advanced), then the Desktop & Screensaver utility cannot display them. The thumbnails you see in the dialog are the thumbnails found in /iPhoto Library/Data. If you only have aliases in your /iPhoto Library/Originals folder, selecting iphoto events/albums won't work. I tested this by copying the original JPEGs from one event into the /iphoto library/Originals folder and then that event worked perfectly as desktop backgrounds.
I am not aware of any fix for this problem other than copying your original photos into the Iphoto library folder and selecting "Copy items to the iPhoto library" in the iPhoto Advanced preferences for future imports.
Hopefully Apple will include a fix for this glitch in a Leopard update soon. It certainly would be nice to be able to use all the features of what is otherwise a fantastic OS!

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