I want to make a copy of all my pictures in iPhoto

while working on a photo book my events, 242 of them, all got  mixed in just several big events.  I have been trying to create new events mostly of our trips but sometimes the event will appear and sometimes not.  The event will show but with no pictures.  I want to try the iphoto first aid but want to make a backup picture file off site first.  Do I copy the masters or original files.

Neither. You back up the whole Library.
Most Simple Back Up:
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex: Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically.
Example of such apps: Chronosync - but there are many others. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store

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