IPhoto won't detect my iPhone 3GS

Hello guys, I am having trouble syncing my photos on my iPhone to my Mac through iPhoto. I already deleted all the pictures that were not taken with my phone, I have already opened up image capture which still doesn't detect my iPhone (but it does detect my Nikon camera), I have tried restarting my computer as well as my iPhone and I also tried restarting my iPhone while it was plugged in to my Mac. iTunes detects my phone and iPhoto even opens up once I plug my phone in but it still doesn't show up as a device. Does anyone have any possible solutions that doesn't involve restoring my phone? Please help!
Thank you for your time.

Have you already confirmed your Mac as a trusted device? Try this:
Lauch iTunes.
Connect the Phone/iPad
When it asks you to trust it, say yes.
Now try again to import.

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