If I uninstall iPhoto and reinstall it, will I lose all my pictures?

I bought my macbook (2011 model) used awhile ago. I have uploaded a couple of years worth of photos and never had a problem with iPhoto. Recently, I noticed iPhoto won't open with mac OS X. I tried updating it, but can't because instead of my apple ID, the previous owner's apple ID shows up. I read a few forums and it seems like the best advice is to uninstall, then reinstall iPhoto. If I do that, will I lose all my photos? I would really hate that because I don't have a lot of those photos already backed up because I'm stupid and don't think anything through. Please help me!

No, you won't. Back them up anyway.
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