Will upgrading iPhoto delete all my pictures?

Hello, I just upgraded my computer to Maverick and now iPhoto isnt working and says I need to upload.  I have the upload however I was wondering if it would delete all my pictures in the process?

Hello, I just upgraded my computer to Maverick and now iPhoto isnt working and says I need to upload.
Probably the error message was to "upgrade" and not upload, right? Older versions of iPhoto are not compatible with Mavericks, and because your iPhoto library has been created by an earlier version of iPhoto, it needs to be upgraded to a new format, so iPhoto '11 can open it.
Your photos are stored in the iPhoto library and not in the iPhoto application, so upgrading to the new iPhoto version will not delete your photos. But as a precaution make a backup copy of your iPhoto library, before you let the new iPhoto upgrade it, this is best practice when upgrading software -  just in case, so you can revert to the previous version if need be.
What is the iPhoto version you are upgrading from?  If it is iPhoto '07 or earlier, you need to run iPhoto Library upgrader first, before you can open the library in iPhoto '11, see this document:
iPhoto '11: About the Library Upgrader

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