Backing up iPhoto pictures/creating hard drive space

I have filled all available memory in my laptop with photos stored in i-photo.  I have carbonite backup for the laptop.  What is the best method for saving photos from my laptop, freeing up space, and retaining iPhoto names/labels?

Online backups will not backup an iPhoto LIbrary without damaging it's structure thus preventing from recovering it as a working library.  Also users have reported it has taken days to upload their library.
I would get an external HD formatted OS X Extended (journaled) with ownership set to be ignored, copy the library to it and run it from there. 
You can use a smaller, traveling library on your laptop and move events and albums between the two librarys with the paid version of  iPhoto Library Manager as needed.  iPLM will also copy edited versions, keywords, titles, locations, etc.
OT

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