Change icloud account in photos

this question falls into the family sharing category. i have my photos stored on one mac mini that uses my icloud subscription. it is the only use i have for icloud. it is possible for me to more fully share the photos in icloud with my wife? i am looking for a solution that gives her fuller access to the photos to edit and move them around between files? ideally she would be able to open my account in her photos app -- but she uses icloud to back up her iphone and other things that make impractical for her to simply sign into my icloud account.
the browser link isn't much good for full access to the photos for editing and repackaging purposes. it is fine for viewing and minimal restructuring. but we have over 40,000 photos and she is the one who deals with most editing and organizational aspects. she uses a relatively new imac.
is there a way to share the full library/icloud account so that editing and other restructuring of the photos can be done by someone else? short of that, is it possible to change the icloud account on a computer (in this case so the photos on my computer are uploaded to her account)? thanks for any advice.

You can have more than one iCloud account on a computer, but only the main iCloud account will have the Photos option to use. The additional account can use email, address book, etc.
Before changing account, you need to disable iCloud Photo Library on the mini. Make sure the entire library is downloaded to the mini. You can do that in Photos preferences and choose the download option and not the Optimize option.
Then you can sign into the mini with your wife's apple id. She will have to purchase the storage space and you can stop paying for the additional storage on your account. Upload the library to her iCloud Photo Library. Then it will appear on her computer.
This will give her access and control of the library. In order for you to see it the same way, you will have to sign in with her apple id as the main account or use sharing options.
Or, your wife can just sign into your apple id. Depending on her iCloud use, that may be easier. Backing up her iPhone will still be done if her iPhone is logged into her apple id.
Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, and Notes can be used with a additional iCloud account.
You will just have to give more info on what iCloud services you both use if this doesn't answer your question.
I had this article and surely you could google for more info on this. This article may explain better what I am trying to say about using additional accounts. Look for the iCloud Photo Library part after the iTunes part:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/how-do-i-share-one-icloud-pho to-library-within-a-family

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