Can't get iTunes to recognise my iPhone 5S on iMac

Since I upgraded to Yosemite on my iMac and OS 8.1 on my iPhone 5S, I can't get my iPhone to connect through iTunes using my iMac. It just comes up with a message saying that iTunes can't connect to this device. Also every time I connect my iPhone, iPhoto springs into life, asks to import photos from my iPhone 5S but then freezes on "loading...." and nothing else happens.
I have successfully managed to connect my iPhone to my MacBook Pro since all the upgrades, so this seems to be an iMac specific issue.
Pity 'cos otherwise it was all going so well........

Windows doesn't detect iPhone: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1591

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