How can I save my iPhone if it's not new and I don't want to restore from old session?

So, I've been really bad at backing up my iPhone. I have the iPhone 6 and had essentially when it came out. I backed up the phone right about then (11/10/14). Since then, I've only really imported my photos in iPhoto, but has not actually backed up the phone to iTunes.

So now when I back up my phone, the 2 options are: set up as new iPhone or restore to the last backup (over a year ago).

I fear that one of these options will erase the info on my phone that I really want to backup (for most people).

Still more worried that one of these options will remove all the pictures, I have in iPhoto? Which is possible? Are those that are related? I mean, if I've already imported my photos in iPhoto and leaves then say I restore from old backup, he would not touch the files in iPhoto, correct? It would erase the photos on my phone? (I ask because I know pictures are part of the backup in iTunes).

Basically, I need advice. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each option? And is there a way to simply make a new fresh backup with this phone without "set up as new" (which is wiping clean) or "very old backup restore" (which is put old info on and deletion again)?

Both options seem to be bad for me right now, and I'm afraid to try one or the other for fear that I just screw up. Help, please!

When you are presented these two options (set up as a new or restore from last backup), can you do the following:

Choose any of these options.  Leave these options stay there and ignore them.  Use instead the iTunes menu to select:

File > devices > upward

I don't know if the above is possible.  But if this is the case, try again.

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