How do I hide files?

I just bought an iMac this morning - and I am LOVING it!!!! - but I was curious about hiding a file. I have opened 'Finder' and under 'All My Files' it really does give you all of your files. haha.
For future reference, is there a way to keep some files from view? I don't have anything I really need hidden, but a few pictures of friends and I that I just don't feel comfortable giving anybody who gets on my computer access to. I know there is the option of deleting 'All My Files' but I do like that feature and would like to keep it available for use.
I've always been a PC guy, but am making the transition to the Mac Cult. Any help would be much appreciated

Create a separate Mac OS X user account and/or log out when you aren't using the computer.
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