The invention provides a photographing method and a mobile terminal. According to the invention, the photographing method is used for the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal comprises a first display screen and a second display screen, which are set oppositely. The mobile terminal also comprises a preposed camera located at the same side as the first display screen, and a postposed camera located at the same side as the second display screen. The method comprises the steps: starting the preposed camera and the postposed camera to collect images if a photographing function start instruction is received; displaying a preview image collected by the preposed camera on the second display screen, and displaying a preview image collected by the postposed camera on the first display screen; and controlling the postposed camera to carry out the photographing operation if the photographing instruction is received. According to the invention, the method is mainly used for solving a problem that a conventional photographing method is liable to miss a splendid scene.