Can I put photos back on my iPhone 5?

On my windows computer(if that matters), I've put all my photos on my phone to a folder. When I tried putting the photos back on my phone to test it, it said the phone wasn't responding even when my phone was clearly still connected. I did this because I have to set up the phone as a new iPhone because I want to put songs on it and it's getting so complicated and frustrating. So when every thing is wiped off from my phone will I be able to put my photos from that folder back on my phone?

Sync them through itunes.