Dragging to desktop. name changes?

I spent about 2 hours naming all my photos in iPhoto.
Now when i drag them from iPhoto to the desktop, the name changes to DSC''xxx'' (xxx = random numbers). The name changes from lets say, 'Bridge' to 'DSC008'. The names go's back to one that the camera named it.
Why cant i have the names i give them in iPhoto?
*nathan

The name of the original file is never changed. Only those copies that you export using the Use Title option will have the new name. So you'll have to use the export method each time you want files with the titles as file names.
To make assembling the photos you want to export a little easier you can create an album and put them in there. That is one way to consolidate them into an easily accessible area.

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[2014-Jun-17 10:26:41] RDP (0): lo0 af=18 addr= netmask=
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[2014-Jun-17 10:26:41] RDP (0): gif0 af=18 addr= netmask=
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