A light emitting apparatus and control method are provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes a light emitting part; a power supplying part; a switching part which is serially coupled to the light emitting part; and a control part which compares a switch voltage level with a comparison level, and controls the power supplying part to supply the driving power having a voltage level decreased by a reference level if the switch voltage level is higher than the comparison level. The control method includes supplying a driving power to the light emitting part; emitting light; measuring a switch voltage level across the switching part, and decreasing a voltage level of the driving power by a reference level if the switch voltage level is higher than the comparison level.