If you know where to look, it's easy to stop iPhoto from opening automatically.
When you plug in your iPhone on a PC, it opens a dialog box that asks which program you'd like to use to import your photos. That's simple enough to understand. On a Mac, the default behaviour is to open iPhoto, but many people find this overkill for dealing with the photos they've taken on their iPhone. iPhoto can be slow and is often reserved for photos taken with your 'proper' camera,
The way to stop iPhoto from opening by default when you plug your iPhone into your Mac is to open iPhoto '09's Preferences and look in General You'll see
that Connecting Camera Opens is set to iPhoto, Change this to either Image Capture or No Application
Image Capture is a great alternative to iPhoto - it's small, lightweight and enables you to select only the photos you want to import from your iPhone. Also, with older versions of iPhoto (such as iPhoto '06and 08) the only way to change what happens when a camera is connected to your Mac is through the Preferences pane in Image Capture. You'll find image Capture in your Applications folder.
The way to stop iPhoto from opening by default when you plug your iPhone into your Mac is to open iPhoto '09's Preferences and look in General You'll see
that Connecting Camera Opens is set to iPhoto, Change this to either Image Capture or No Application
Image Capture is a great alternative to iPhoto - it's small, lightweight and enables you to select only the photos you want to import from your iPhone. Also, with older versions of iPhoto (such as iPhoto '06and 08) the only way to change what happens when a camera is connected to your Mac is through the Preferences pane in Image Capture. You'll find image Capture in your Applications folder.
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