My photoobooth photos r no longer in the photo booth folder

the pics r there on the comp... and on the app as well as iphoto.... but cant find the folder where the photobooth photos are. they r not there in the photobooth folder in finder. this is after i upgraded to osxlion

Hey there Trishna51,
It sounds like you are seeing your photos grouped together by date, rather than the view you are used to seeing. From what you are describing, it seems like you are seeing either the Moments, or Collections view in the photos app. You can switch to the Camera Roll view in Albums located at the bottom of the Photos window:
From: iOS 8 User Guide
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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