The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for sending pictures, wherein the method comprises the following steps: acquiring a first picture photographed by a first terminal; acquiring a focus position of the first picture; and controlling the first terminal to send a corresponding second picture to a second terminal according to the focus position, wherein and the first picture comprises the second picture. According to this method and the apparatus of the invention, the corresponding second picture can be sent to the second terminal according to the focus position of the first picture photographed by the first terminal, so that when a plurality of pictures having different focus positions are photographed during photographing of a group of people, the pictures focused on a user can be sent to the user. Therefore, each user in the pictures can obtain a satisfactory group photo, that is, user's experience is increased.