A method and apparatus for controlling photography of an unmanned aerial vehicle and a wearable device are disclosed. The method includes: acquiring position information of a target on the ground and a user, and calculating relative position between the target and the user by using the acquired position information to obtain relative position information between the target and the user; according to the relative position information, obtaining predetermined photographing position information matching the relative position information and corresponding to the user, and generating a movement control instruction, wherein the predetermined photographing position information comprises: straight line distance information between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the target, angle information between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the target, and height information between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the ground; and sending the movement control instruction to the unmanned aerial vehicle, and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to move and perform photography.