A photograph generation apparatus that controls a light source and corrects a picture using an illuminance sensor and a transparent liquid crystal, the photograph generation apparatus includes: a camera part configured to take a photographed picture of a user using the photograph generation apparatus; a lighting part configured to provide lighting for an object to be photographed using the photograph generation apparatus; an illuminance sensor part configured to measure an illuminance within a predetermined range of the photograph generation apparatus to use the measured illuminance in controlling the lighting of the lighting part; and a transparent liquid crystal panel mounted at a front surface of the camera part and configured to control an amount of a light source radiated to the camera part when the picture is being taken.