Containing Folder Opens When Dragging Photos?

When I drag photos onto my desktop or into iMessage, a folder will open showing the contents of the folder the said photo is in. (Does that make sense?) Anyways, it's never done this before, and it's getting really annoying. Especially when I have to use multiple photos.
Can anyone tell me why this is happening or how to turn it off? Thanks in advanced.
-Angelique

We may have a terminology issue here
The window on the left the the source pane - the source pane contains folder if they exist and albums and keepsakes (especial kinds of albums)
Photos go into albums - albums may then be placed in folders - the photos for keepsakes are in albums - not in folders
To add photos to a keepsake albums drag them from an event in the library on the right to the keepsake album on the left
LN

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