Sharing photo between same mac users

Hello how do I share photo's with my wife on the same Mac. Any help would be great.

JVIDAL
What level of sharing do you want?
If you simply want her to see the pics in your library:
a: In your iPhoto go to Preferences -> Sharing and enable 'Share This Library'
b: Leave iPhoto running in your account then switch to her account and in iPhoto -> Preferences ->Sharing: enable: 'Look for Shared Libraries'
Your library will open in her iPhoto.
Note: for this to work, your account must be logged in and iPhoto must be running
If, however, you need for her to have complete access to the library - add photos, edit them etc., then
a: Move the iPhoto Library Folder from your Pictures Folder to the Users/Shared Folder, and using the Get Info window set the permissions to allow everyone read/write access. OR, put the iPhoto Library Folder onto an external HD that is set to ignore permissions
b: in your account, hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto and choose Locate from the resulting dialogue. Then navigate to the new location of the iPhoto Library Folder. Repeat the same for your wife's account.
Now both of you have exactly the same access to the pics.
However, be careful - iPhoto is NOT designed as a multi-user app, and having two users open or try to save increases the risk of database corruption exponentially. So backing up is the order of the day.
Regards
TD

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