An apparatus and a method of photographing an image are provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit which photographs an image, an input unit which receives a user command, and a controller which, if a user command to turn on the photographing apparatus is input through the input unit, determines whether the photographing apparatus is set to an auto continuous shooting mode, and, if it is determined that the photographing apparatus is set to the auto continuous shooting mode, controls the photographing unit to perform auto continuous shooting after power is supplied to the photographing unit. Accordingly, the photographing apparatus performs continuous shooting more rapidly.