Photos taking up space after being deleted?

I have the iPhone 5c and I plug my phone in and delete all of my pictures about once every 2 months. I went to do it today and after I deleted my all my photos it said that I had 1884 photos, or 3 GB of space being taken up by them. I went on my phone and there are no photos whatsoever in my camera roll or in my recently deleted folder. Why on iTunes and in my Usage in Settings does it say that my photos are taking up so much space?

Hello gabbylara11,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. 
This article should help in clearing out space taken up after you have deleted your photos. 
If you get a "Not enough free space" alert on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Regards,
Jeff D. 

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