TS4036 itunes could not restore the iphone because not enough free space is available on the iphone

On April 13, 2013 i plugged my phone in and itunes immediately started an upgrade on my iphone 4 operating system to ios 6.1.3.  ONce it completed my phone was restored to factury settings.  When i tried restore my backup to the phone, i got the following message
itunes could not restore the iphone because not enough free space is available on the iphone
I am so ****** because i can't figure out a way to at least get my photos from this back...its all lost
I spoke with an Apple rep that day named Jamie who was supposed to help me retrieve my data, but we couldn't figure it out and he asked me to call back in a day or so to get it done.  When I called back, i left several messages and got no response.  Now i try calling support and they want money before they will talk to me.
Somebody please help.
Thanks

If you restored your phone as new there should be plenty of free space on it.  Check Settings>General>Usage to see how much free space you have.
Is your backup on your computer or in iCloud?

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