File sharing on mac and password protecting?

Hi
I am trying to share pictures from my imac onto the home network so everyone connected to my wifi can access them,
I am running a mid 2011 imac with mountain lion
Ive selected the folder to be shared from system preferences, but is there any way to password protect it so i have more control over who in my network i allow to access it?
I hope i do not have to start forking out for more expensive equipment,
PLEASE HELP

It is password protected based on who you shared it out to.
For those who have accounts on your Mac, you can share it to them. They must log in as themselves and then will have access.
For those that don't have an account, or if you wish to limit everyone, just create a Sharing Only user (New Person in the Sharing prefs). Everyone will have to log in as that user to gain access to the folder.

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