Trouble organizing pictures on my mac

Hi there,
I have iPhoto and use it quite a bit however I've noticed that I seem to have duplicates all over the place now. What I mean is I upload pictures, they go directly into IPhoto...then someone sends me pictures and i save them in a folder under 'pictures'. The problem now is that I've got pics in iPhoto, modified pics in the library and originals...and then i have other pics stored elsewhere.
I think that maybe I was using iPhoto incorrectly in the first place...When i upload new digital pics, I prefer to edit using another software so can someone explain to me the best way to use iPhoto and store my pictures without having a million duplicates all over my Mac.
THanks

storm31
When you import pics to iPhoto the are (by default) copied to the iPhoto Library. This means that the pics that you have saved also in the Pictures folder (but NOT in the iPhoto Library) are duplicates and unnecessary.
Here's the absolute best advice I can give you about the iPhoto Library: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
Here's how the Library is laid out: In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
ALL of these are necessary for the proper running of iPhoto.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically.
Regards
TD

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