A photographing method includes an electronic device that recognizes a gesture of a user using a front-facing camera, and sequentially displays a series of images in a preview box when recognizing a specific gesture. Preview angles presented by the series of images are gradually changed. For example, when the front-facing camera recognizes a gesture of opening a palm and pushing forward, the preview angles presented by the series of images sequentially displayed by the electronic device in the preview box are gradually increased, to present more scenes in the preview box.