My current idea for having two synchronized libraries...will this work?

I want to be able to have identical iPhoto libraries on my iMac and MacBook.. I understand that they can't be synchronized in the traditional way as other documents.
My current idea is to move the library to an external drive. This would allow me to operate iPhotos off either computer in the house. But I would also (manually, I guess) then occasionally recopy the external library back onto each machine. (Essentially creating a backup of the library on the computer itself.)
The iMac backup wouldn't need to be used. But the MacBook backup could be accessed when I left the house. Obviously, I then would have transfer the laptop changes to the external drive when I got back home.
Seems cumbersome, but is there any better way to accomplish what I want? (Two computers. Identical iPhoto library. Ability to leave the house with the laptop.)

Yes. I ran a test library from my G5 and MacBook Pro. Changes made by one computer was picked up by the other. Even though Dropbox states that if both change a document at the same time it the person who saves first will "win" and the other's document will be includes as a separate file so the user can decide. That might be OK for a Word document but for a library it could get messy. Primarily since the size limit on the free Dropbox is 2GB getting a second library would most assuredly run you over the limit and it would not be saved.
The safest scenario is just allow one user at a time. I've contacted the developer regarding the 2 GB limit and the upgrade path. Currently there's only a 50GB upgrade at $99/yr. Both are too high in my opinion. I've suggested they consider a "family pack" of some type and with a sliding scale of upgrades, 5, 10, 15, 20, etc., with a similar scale for price.
I'll add you to the library and you'll get an email from Dropbox. Just download and install, go to the DB web site and accept. It will immediately put the library (4 pictures) in your dropbox and we can test it out. The invite is on it's way.
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