How to get my iphone 5c data back?

I just downloaded ios 8.0.2 and my iphone 5c turned off in the middle of downloading. My phone went into recovery mode and it told me that i needed to factory reset my phone. I did this since i backed up my data on icloud but afterward when i tried to get my data back it told me i never backed up my iphone. I know for a fact that i did back up my phone. Is there any hope of getting my photos or apps back?

P.S. I tried some of those data recovery sites but the ones i tried cost money. If there are any free ones i will try them

I would always make a backup of photos by just copying to PC with windows explorer, then copy to thumb drive, that way you know you always have them for sure

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