Move Photos from IMac to Macbook Pro

Hello,
I have a late 2009 iMac, 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB memory, OSX 10.10.01, 258 GB of free memory.
I have 90 GB of photos on this Mac and I would like to transfer them to a new Macbook Pro. The Processor is 2.5 GHS Intel Core i5, 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, OS X 10.10.01, 456 GB free memory. Is this a reasonable idea? I don't see much on Migration assistant anymore. I am looking for a solution. Thank you in advance for any response. I read a few of the questions from others last night and just want to add, you people are Saints.

468 GB of free memory.
Just so we're all using the correct terms: you mean 468 GB of free space on your hard drive, right. That's not considered memory.
How are the pictures stored on your old Mac? Are they in an iPhoto Library? If so connect the two Macs via an LAN, Target Disk Mode or other means and drag the iPhoto Library package from the old Mac to the Pictures folder on the new Mac.

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