IPhoto 6 wasting disk space

iPhoto appears to be grabbing many multiples more space than is necessary to store a photo. I imported about 500 megs of JPGs already on my hard drive; my prefs are set so that iPhoto creates its own copies. I figured that I would simply delete the "originals" after the import was done and the net space would be about the same, except for the thumbnails. My hard drive free space shrunk by 5 gigs!!
I did a complete rebuild of the iPhoto library (opening with command-control) and did not notice a significant increase in free space.
I looked for invisible or visible large files on my entire computer and can't find anything to explain the lost free space.
Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks

Bill:
When you import image files into iPhoto not only do thumbnail files get generated but the database file, Library6.iPhoto increases a fair amount with all of the information related to where the file is located, roll, date, etc. information. If any of the photos were portrait orientated photos and came from a camera with the auto-rotate function then rotated modified files for each of them will automatically be created and stored in the Modified folder. There is a lot of overhead connected with an iPhoto library. It's the nature of the beast.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

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