My iphone4 photos show up as .rtfd files

When I upload photos from my iphone to my mac the files show up as .rtfd not jpeg. This happens regardless of where I save the file; desktop or iphoto. I'm sure I am doing something wrong here as this just doesn't seem logical. Any guidance would be great!

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https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
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iPhoto 08?
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
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