Downloading photos onto iphoto not from your own camera

I am trying to get some photos emailed to me by my girlfriend to open on iphoto. They are jpg photos and from the same brand of camera as mine, Sony, but these emailed photos won't open with iPhoto. Just preview. Also, previous photos from her had opened. This problem doesn't happen with just her photos, some of my friends as well.
Is there a way that I can change the format or something with the files so they will open with iPhoto. More importantly, instead of staying as Preview files, with the preview icon, I would like to be able to open Finder and see them as iPhoto style files which means as smaller versions of the actual photo.
Thanks

Daniel,
If the files aren't locked, then I don't know why you are having problems with them. What exactly do you mean by "they won't open in iPhoto? Do you see the thumbnail for the photo, but when double clicked it doesn't open in edit view?
Drag those problem files from the iPhoto Library window to the desktop.
Make sure they all open in Preview from the desktop.
Delete those photos from the iPhoto Library.
Double click to open the files in Preview again and then save them in Preview.
Import one of them into iPhoto again and see if it opens.
As far as the Preview icons for photos in the Finder. Go to View>show view options>check "show icon preview"

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