Organizing folders

I copied all of my pictures from my pc to cds and imported them to iphoto. i have a problem with which folders my pictures end up in. for instance, in my iphoto library one main folder is a year ,"2003", which leads to another folder, a number, "6", and so on...for 3-4 times. my library is so random and i can never find them to send online or host.
is there a way to choose a folder to put the pictures when you import them?
also, is there an easy way to move pictures between folders?
on my pc i could just open up two folder and drag & drop my pictures into different folders, but i can't seem to do this on my mac.

Hi john,
This is how the iPhoto Library is organized in the Finder. The rule of thumb is "Look but don't touch"
This is a view of how the iPhoto Library looks in the Finder.
It is organized by Year folders. Inside the Year folders are Month folders. Inside the Month folders are the days of the Month. Inside the day folders are the photos you took on that day. If you imported video clips and RAW files on that day they will be in an Originals folder. If you have edited any photo imported on that day, the original will be in that folder also.
Two Apple kbs for you to read
Don't tamper with files in the iPhoto library folder
About the iPhoto Library folder
In your second question, I think you are talking about putting/moving images in folders in the Finder. No, you can't do that as per the two links I posted above. You cannot, rename, move, or delete anything from the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder....Period!
iPhoto imports all the images into it's own database and organizes them in the dated folders. All the organization you do within the iPhoto application to the library such as albums,keywords,smart albums is all stored in data files. There is nothing visual that you see in the folder in the Finder.
So, to answer one of the other questions...
Share/export the images that you want to upload/use to a folder on the desktop. Navigate to that folder in the application you are using to upload, etc, and choose your images.
I hope that answers most of your questions!

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Marcos_G wrote:
... you say spread the sources you mean the very original media right?
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Marcos_G wrote:
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IIIMPower wrote:
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