Syncing Photos from iPhone 5 to iPhoto on Macbook Air

I have synced my photos from my iPhone 5 to my Macbook Air through iPhoto to free up storage.  I do not have a single picture in my camera roll, but on my iPhone in storage settings, it says that Photos and Camera are still taking up 7.2GB of memory (Specifically: Photo Library - 7.2GB, Synced from iTunes Library - 0.7 KB, and Shared Photo Stream - 4.1 KB).  How do I completely delete this photos off of my iPhone to free up storage without erasing them from my iPhoto on my Macbook?

Check Settings > Photos & Camera > iCloud Photo Library (Beta)  = "Off"
You may then need to reset the iPhone.  Hold the on/off and home buttons together for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears.
iCloud Photo Library is not on your Mac yet.

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