When trying to access pictures from web site upload (Blogger),access denied

Question

It's my first week using a Mac, so I'm a beginner. For some reason I can't access the pictures that I have loaded in iPhoto from websites (for uploading). Pictures that are not inside iPhoto load fine.
I tried looking at my permissions settings, etc, but can't see any reason why it won't let me. I've seen two iterations of this. One type is that it greys out the iPhoto file so I can't click on it, and the other time it allows me to click on it but doesn't expland it (there is no triangle beside it indicating additional files inside).
Accessing iPhoto directly allows me to get at every picture I have, and edit at will.
Help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Scubabear
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
What version of iPhoto are you using? This sounds like an iPhoto v7 issue. (iPhoto Menu -> About iPhoto)
There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
To upload to MySpace or any site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser. Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Also, for 10.5 users: If you use the extended Open or Attach dialogue (with Column View) you can scroll to the bottom of the Shortcuts and find the Media browser there. Select any pic you want from there.
Regards
TD