Can both my husband and i back up our separate iPhones on his one laptop?

I have to back up my iPhone and cannot find my laptop. I have to do it now. so I was told I could back up to my husbands laptop by the Apple support person. How do I do that?
If I back up to iTunes, will my pictures be there?

Yes, you can back up to his laptop. But make sure your phones have different names, or the backups of your phone and his will be combined. Photos are included in the backup, but it is better to transfer them to the computer using the Camera and Scanner wizard in Windows or Image Transfer on a Mac, just like you would for any other digital camera.
To be safe before connecting any phone to your computer go to iTunes preferences, Devices tab, and check Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from syncing automatically.

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