Can't delete photos off iphone 6

hi, ive been trying to resync my photos to my iphone 6 because the organisation of the photos in iphoto doesnt reflect in photos app in iphone 6.
so i tried deleting and resyncing it but it just gets stuck at syncing "gregory leow" (my name)
(to undelete, i have been unchecking sync photos from iphoto and syncing it. then it gets stuck. bear in mind i do have 40,000 photos and videos. leaving it overnight doesnt work)
restarting the computer doesnt work, neither does closing iphoto.
i've tried switching cables to original apple ones, but that isnt working.
i am using a 2013 macbook pro, I7, 512gb with yosemite and phone has been upgraded to ios 8.1

Try restarting your Mac and the phone
Or give Image Capture (in your applications folder) a try - it can delete photos from your phone too
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