From Basics4Mac:
This has been updated with instructions for iPhoto '09. Instructions for iPhoto '06 and '08 are still included.
Once you have your new external hard drive, you can move your iPhoto library to it. This will free up the space on your main hard drive and let you grow your iPhoto library to thousands of photos.
This has been updated with instructions for iPhoto '09. Instructions for iPhoto '06 and '08 are still included.