Syncing iPhoto library with iPhone5

Have seen a lot of posts about this but no conclusive answers.
I have an iPhone5 and am trying to sync photographs (from my iPhone library, taken with DSLR, not iPhone) to my camera.
This used to work fine in the past but with one of the updates to either iOS or iTunes or iPhoto I cannot sync photos to the phone.
In iTunes I've selected to sync all photos, albums, face places, etc. On the iPhone I have photostream enabled.

Hey there Ronnie,
It sounds like you have resynced and even gone as far as restoring your iPhone but the photos do not seem to be syncing correctly despite that troubleshooting. It seems to me like your iPod Photo Cache file may need to be deleted and then recreated. This section of the following article will help you do that:
iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder
iPhoto or Aperture
If you're syncing from an iPhoto or Aperture library, use these steps to find the iPod Photo Cache folder in the default iPhoto Library or Aperture Library location:
From the Finder, choose Go > Home. If you moved your iPhoto Library or Aperture Library to a different location, go to that location instead.
Open the Pictures folder and locate the iPhoto Library file. (For Aperture, this is called Aperture Library.)
Control-click iPhoto Library or Aperture Library and choose Show Package Contents.
In the next window, drag the iPod Photo Cache folder to the Trash.
Important: Don't remove or modify any other file within the library package. Removing or modifying other files may cause data loss.
Close the Finder window.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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