I'd like to delete the pics on my MacBook, but keep them on my iMac

Both my iMac and my MacBook are linked via my home wifi network. When I load pictures onto iPhoto on my iMac, they also are loaded onto my MacBook, which now has limited available space on its hard drive.
I would like to do two things while maintaining both computers linking via the wifi network -
How would I eliminate the MacBook from copying the pics that I've uploaded into iPhoto on my iMac?
How can I safely delete the pics on my MacBook without simultaneously deleting the pics on my iMac?
Thanks,
Cliff

You need to provide details since we only know what you tell us
It is not possible to import photos to two different Macs at the same time - maybe you are using PhotoStream and have set the iPhoto preferences to automatically import new photos - if so simply turn that preference off and new photos added to PS will no long be imported to the system you turned Auto Import off -- you also may have auto upload new photos to PS set - if you do you may want to turn it off too
Bottom line is that each system stands on its own - deleting form one does not delete from the other
PS is a bit different since it involves a third place - iCloud - and since you can set or not set to auto import photos to the Mac - if you delete a photos form PS it is deleted for everyone viewing via PS - but that does not affect photos that are in events (once auto import imported hem to a event they are in the iPhoto library on that Mac and totally independent of PS or anything else except photo on that Mac
So best wild guess given the very limited information is to turn off auto upload on the iMac (and maybe AutoImport depending on what you want) and auto import on the MB
LN

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