Problem dragging some pictures

I am attempting to drag pictures from an event to a new album.I was successful with around ten pictures then I got a message that "the connection failed ". this condition makes iphoto useless every time I try to do something it brings up the same message If I reboot the computer iphoto works normally until I try to drag more pictures. Any help would be appreciated I am a new Mac User

It sounds almost as if the file you imported is actually a link to some file on a server somewhere. Can you drag it to the desktop and open with Preview? What size is it?
Do you still have the email that contained the pictures? If so bring it up and copy to the desktop. See if you can work with them there. Also you might try opening one with Preview and do a Save As, select jpeg and create a new file. See if the new file behaves properly.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) 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.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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