Help! How to share iPhoto pictures between users on same computer

This has probably been posted before. If so, I appologize. My wife and I have seperate log ins and she can't see any of the photos we've imported on my log-in. Is there a neutal folder or user priveledge I need to set? I've tried everything I can think of although I am a new mac user. Thanks in advance!

J Lambert:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Check out Lori's posts in these threads. She has linked to various methods of sharing on the same computer.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2151309&#2151309
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2079861#2079861
There's also another way to do the same thing using iPhoto's alias mode. Tutorial #4 describes how to set it up and Tutorial #2 describes how to convert over to the alias system.
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What you mean by 'share'.
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