Unwanted automatic photo compression when uploading or burning

I am operating my iMac on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and have iPhoto 6.0.2 (287) - and ever since I upgraded to iLife06 if I burn photos or upload onto a 3rd party site (e.g. snapfish.com) my files are automatically compressed to a size so small they are not suitable for printing a 4X6 print. An example photo starts out as a 3072x2304 megapixels or 1.7MB file.
What am I missing?? I had no problems uploading or burning prior to installing the iLife06 upgrade.

Hi JonnoT,
it seems like you are using the photos found in the Data folder. the Data folder contains the large thumbnails of all your photos. You need to burn and upload photos from the Originals or Modified folders. these contain the full size photos.

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