To provide an illuminating device for photographing capable of providing high-quality color images without causing glare on living organisms.

An illuminating device for photographing includes light emitting means having a light emitting time close to the minimum time width required for a visual sense to sense light emission, and interval time generation means for preventing accumulation of visual afterimages caused by the light emitting means, and repeats the light emission until the required light intensity is acquired through the interval time.