The invention provides a photographing method and device, and belongs to the technical field of photography. The method comprises the following steps: when a camera is started, obtaining a specified color temperature value of a current light source through a configured color temperature sensor; determining a specified reference scale corresponding to the specified color temperature value according to a pre-established mapping relation of the color temperature value and the reference scale; determining white balance matched with the specified reference scale, wherein the white balance is used for compensating the specified reference scale; and adjusting the color of a photographed object according to the white balance, and generating an image according to the adjusted color of the object. According to the photographing method provided by the invention, the color temperature sensor is configured, and the mapping relation of the color temperature value and the reference scale is pre-established, so that when the camera is started, the matched white balance can be obtained quickly, and when adjusting the color of the photographed object according to the white balance, a color cast phenomenon can be avoided, when the camera is started.