Unable to import photos to Lr from iPhoto; Lr does not recognize iPhoto as an Application

When I press IMPORT in Lr4.2, a choice of accounts and sources appears:  I press Applications under Mac HD, some apps, like iWork and Documents appear, but not iPhoto.  When I try to export JPEGS from iPhoto, a sign appears saying there is not enough disk space to export.  Please help.  Thank you.

Hey, Bobcat, I had the same problem.  I'm learning LR4 from Scott Kelby's book, "Lightroom 4 for Digital Photographers."  He led me in the right direction, but wasn't explicit about our problem of importing iPhoto images.  Anyhow, here's how I finally figured out how to do it. 
First I set up a new folder in Macintosh HD >Users>(your name)>Pictures called "My Lightroom pictures."  (Kelby suggests keeping ALL your photos in a single folder, for some excellent reasons I won't detail here.) 
Anyhow, with that folder set up, go into iPhoto, and export the images you want into this "My Lightroom pictures" folder.  (You can set up subfolders there, if you want, and export into them.  I do this for each iPhoto "event.")
Now go into LR4 and hit your import button.  The folder "My Lightroom Pictures" should appear in the left panel, and you can take it from there, right?
I don't snoop around this forum very often, so if you think I can help some more, email me at:  [email protected]
Best,
Dick Behan

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