CANDIDS 101

Equipment, Shooting Techniques & Everything Else
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hey guys i’m posting this to help my fellow cappers out ;) I have been capping for over 8 years now first starting in hs, I feel like I am experienced enough to create my own little list on how to cap so please hear me out before you look like a idiot :pray:

  1. USE YOUR PHONE

I see too many people on this site talking about discreet methods to shoot when In reality there is none, stop being a bitch and learn how to have some confidence when shooting on your phone.

  1. DENY DENY DENY

If you do end up getting caught one day deny EVERYTHING, I would recommend using a app like SP CAMERA to record on so it blacks out your screen when shooting, it also holds your candid shots and videos on the app and not your camera roll just incane they try to ask to see your camera roll. keep your composure and just make her feel like she’s in the wrong :) If it gets worse from there literally just leave the scene it’s that easy, the second she whips out her phone to record you or screams for security just disappear and drive off from the scene.

  1. IS SHE WORTH IT ?

Please do not spend time capping someone who looks like shit :pray: I know we all have preferences but you’re taking a risk everyday taking candids why risk it on something ugly :no_good_man: I promise you there will always be another chance to cap a beautiful woman stop being greedy trying to take a photo of every woman in sight :100:

  1. TECHNIQUES

the first technique you should have is some steadiness in your hands that will be the most important thing while taking candids. I like to walk across women holding my phone to my side it works great and you can get some real close shots like that, another way I like to cap is pretending i’m on a phone call with my phone to my ear :ear:t2: this works good when you see a woman reaching for something you can just come across her and get that perfect cap, my favorite technique of them all is to have my phone upside down under my belt while I’m wearing a hoodie or a baggy shirt, this helps for quick and discreet shots because you can lift up your shirt or hoodie when you know you have the perfect shot and drop it when you think it’s risky. BONUS TECHNIQUE : Phone in button up shirt pocket, I’ve tried this method and it’s been nothing but greatness. It is very useful with some confidence and has great stability for perfect shots

  1. AWARENESS

you gotta be locked in when you go to shoot, I recommend mastering your stability with your camera and focusing more on who’s around you when you take your shots, for example when I spot a thick latina and go to record her I’m not gonna be focused on her ass because I already seen it when I spotted her, i’m gonna be focused on who’s around me while I’m recording :100: your eyes should be on everyone around you except her ass. Try looking for anyone who could possibly call you out for it like the youth or middle aged people , when it comes to older people you can cap all day without them calling you out. look at anyone looking your way that should be your sign to put your phone away and go at it when it’s clear again

BONUS. FAKE FACETIME METHOD

This method is for the most nonchalant ones with a lot of confidence. Have both airpods in and pretend you’re talking with someone on facetime while capping your target, this method seems to work everytime for me especially in grocery stores for example I just speak to myself like i’m crazy asking what grocery’s my fake call wants so I can get closer to the target. even if your phone is facing their ass just keep that confidence and keep going💪🏼

Goodluck with all your future caps I hope this helped I know its not the best but please ask me any questions you got I can go on and on about this because candids are a form of ART :raised_hands:

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Well said

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:+1: good manual for beginners

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Do brightness 0 when you do face time method

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Awesome! If I may add that people should take a bit more time to title their work just right. Some have a gift , omg, the most perfect titles I have seen and then of course there are some that leave you feeling betrayed and almost ruins the day or at least the session,. My favorite titles for example are ones with words on them such as milf, vpl, bend, mega-post, but ones with gym , or theme park , fat, nut buster, I mean, they’re all potentially nut busters of course , or "god tier " and it’s just a meh .

I’ve got to hand it to those who provide a story though and the genuineness of it usually makes for a great laugh .

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Thank you MASTER. :raising_hands:

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Mostly solid advice, except Re: “Use your phone” there’s many ways to do it and a lot of them work fine. Using your phone isn’t the only way and these days it is too predictable… but it is the easiest and most convenient. That said, I have created good methods to conceal a camera, and still be able to see the shot I’m getting without anyone being able to see. It used to be that using phones was a lot easier, but now most women know about it and expect it. Sometimes it might be worth it to be creative in how you approach it. What works for you may not work for someone else. I’ve heard lots of advice on methods and using various different ways, and some of them sound good, and others are ridiculous.

If you’re getting noticed and confronted by women that often that you have to “deny deny deny” then you’re not being careful enough and the “stop being a bitch” advice is not good advice for any of you guys. No offense to you personally. I do agree with you, if you do get caught, definitely deny, don’t hand over your phone, unless you’ve been able to delete them or hide them…but you should have a healthy fear about doing this, because you’ll know when to stop and leave the area BEFORE an incident happens. That’s what instincts are. Listen to them. If you have a “don’t be a bitch” mentality, you might get more video, but you will keep recording and following longer than you should, and the risk of getting caught is higher and higher. There are situations where you might not be able to leave or get away. If you’re good enough at reading body language, and can see the signs, you can tell if the woman is on to you or not, and that is your cue to leave. Not after they confront you, start whipping out their phone, calling security or telling an employee about you. You should rarely be in the position to have to deny anything, because you shouldn’t have to talk to anyone in the first place. Also, if you ever see another shopper or stranger walk up to the woman you’ve been following and talk to them, 99.9% of the time, they know what you are doing and they are ratting you out. Same goes for if the woman you’ve been following does the same thing. It’s not a coincidence. Get out of there ASAP.

You should be mastering the art of avoiding conflict or being noticed, and then always have an exit plan. For those of you that drive, don’t park in the same lot as the place you intend to go to. Yes, it’s annoying to have to walk further, but this prevents some Captain save a hoe or “Super citizen” as I used to like to call them, from following you outside to your car and getting your plate, or vehicle description. If security does follow you out, or watches you on the security cameras, they will think you’re on foot and that you left, so if cops are called - they will tell the cops you were on foot and they won’t know to look for someone driving. This is just an added precaution, but yeah, park further away so when you dip out, you can get away and there is less chance of someone seeing your vehicle.

Do we get caught doing this? Yes, it’s inevitable, and one thing I agree with your advice on is - you should NOT be looking at the subject, you should pretend that they don’t even exist - and definitely your eyes should be on everyone else to see if they suspect you or not. If the coast is clear, then you can look a little, and make sure you’re getting the shot…

Lastly, biggest one is “Is she worth it?” advice. You hit the nail on the head with that one. Definitely make sure that it is even worth the risk. Too often, we get super caught up and excited because we’ve been on a dry run, that just an average looking booty will get us thinking that we have to record, but then we watch it later, and go, “Meh,” and delete it… realizing it wasn’t that good. Definitely have wasted A TON of time, recording women that had an okay ass, but in the end, was not worth the time at all. Excellent point with that. I can’t agree more there.

Overall, I agree with most of what you said, just a few things I added, or disagreed with, because I’ve been shooting for almost 20 years, and I’ve done things many different ways.

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Onto that point about a subject being worth it or not, i’ve said repeatedly before but i think it’s an important point - the more average women we film the more awareness grows inevitably. plus they are more pissed off about being recorded than hotties. Many hotties are used to and have adapted to that kind of attention, plus many of them have OF or post risqué photos on their socials. that’s not to say they would never raise a stink but it’s much less likely. not to mention hotties are less likely to be feminists and feminists are typically quite vocal, either in person (confront you) or online (post their “creeper” story online for clout and victimhood points).

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About point #1, I used to use my phone when I first started doing this and the problem is that everyone knows a phone can take photos/videos. If your camera is pointed at them, you could be capping, doesn’t matter what apps you may or may not be using on your phone.

I only recently came to this forum last summer, and I see that the meta is capping women in tights in department stores with a phone and that does not reflect my own method. There have been times when I’m capping with my GoPro and I’ll be playing with my phone because I think it’ll make me look less suspicious, but I’ve gotten called out BECAUSE I have my phone out.

Everyone’s got their own methods and their preferences for how they cap, but I’m just saying in my experience switching to a hidden cam has been much better for several reasons. The only stipulation is finding a decent method of obscuring the camera lens and not being too aggressive with body language. I recently saw a setup where the guy put a camcorder in an empty water bottle with the lens looking out the mouthpiece; the lid had an attached cap so he could cover the lens whenever he wasn’t capping.

Your other points I agree with. You need to be selective with who you cap, don’t waste time with 5/10’s or 6/10’s, scope out 8/10’s and 9/10’s. The more women you cap the more likely you are to get caught, so be selective.

Be confident. I’ve read some people here say that you should never make eye contact with your target but I don’t entirely agree. I try to have casual body language, just act like I 100% belong there and smile if I make eye contact with the girl. Several times I’ve just walked right up beside the girl and started talking to them with my camera pointed at their butt, it’s a lot less awkward than walking close to them, nervously avoiding eye contact and being silent. Obviously a lot of girls don’t like being approached like this, but where I live most people are pretty friendly.

The best targets are 1-2 girls (hot women very very rarely walk alone in public); capping a girl when she’s with her bf can be extremely risky. The more congested a thoroughfair (sidewalk, bridge, staircase) the more comfortable a girl might be with you walking up behind her. If it’s just you and and her in a big hallway, you gotta give her some space. I also think that getting right behind a girl as she crosses the street will make them less uncomfortable than getting up on her on the sidewalk. It’s a psychological thing.

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Good point, for sure. The average looking women are more likely to have an adverse reaction. The women I’m attracted to aren’t always “baddies” though, sometimes they are older mature women, “milfs” and “gilfs” with wide hips and plumpy, sometimes dumpy, and wobbly asses. Their faces might be okay, or attractive to me, but not others… so, I’ve taken that risk of following them around, and sometimes they are oblivious (usually the older they are, the more likely they won’t even notice or think about it),but sometimes the super feminist types are average looking, though that’s not always the case, obviously. But you are mostly right, it seems like women that know they’re BAD, tend to be used to being followed or the attention, and often times they laugh and giggle if they are with a friend, or they smile, and think it’s funny knowing people are looking at their ass. But, shit man, it could backfire- I’ve seen women get super angry. Anyway, great point.

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I’ve never heard of or thought of that method, but that is low key genius. Totally normal to hold a water bottle, and you can hold it at the exact perfect upward angle when they are standing. However, we should really try to avoid disclosing our secrets on here, because that’s how people could potentially find out by reading through these comments… overall though, there’s so many ways to hide a camera, so good luck, they’ll just have to walk around being paranoid about everything people are carrying, lol…

I can’t agree more with the rest of your comment. Everyone is aware that all new cellphones have cameras now, and the awareness is only growing more and more. Of course, phones have their advantages, as it is normal to hold it, hold it out, and walk around with it… but as we know, people are onto it now more than ever. The new thing is now the glasses that have a camera on them, and other types of hidden lenses. Technology will just get so much better, and crazier. The less suspected and predictable is now going back to old skool and using a separate and hidden camera, and people honestly just wouldn’t even think of it or expect it, because it’s honestly so ridiculous. Like, that water bottle idea is ridiculous, almost funny… but totally unexpected, and that’s what you want if you can set it up good enough. Of course there are many things that aren’t ideal about a separate camera, like keeping the battery charged, and the size/bulkiness of it… and also designing it so that it stays stable/ not moving around too much. Nothing was worse when my camera ran low and out of battery right in the middle of getting an awesome find… Also, then there’s transferring files and the issue of storage that can be a headache. I’ve done about 8 different ways, some didn’t work that well, and a few worked excellently.

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Great tips, but like I mentioned a few times, just holding your phone on the side without reason is MEGA SUS for guys. Try to notice how it looks, its off, not even girls hold their phones like that.

They do notice but they cannot do anything. If you walk around and hold it sideways, it will blur everything, if you stand still and hold sideways, it looks suspicious.
Be careful out there, society evolves and this trick will not cut it, unless you can react properly when confronted.
I hear that tip so often here and it worked for a while, but once you notice them looking at your hand (which looks like they are looking at the lens), they likely questioned why you’re holding it like that.
Give it a reason, cable headphones hanging, or something else like a shopping basket, but have the other hand holding something else(dont let it be empty, else they question why you did what you did with the phonehand, instead of empty one)

Also some girls read here, Im sure of it. Then they exchange and start noticing it more and more too.

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Yep holding a phone at your side isn’t even a conventional thing. I’ve done it maybe a few times without trying to cap. Girls actually do it way more than guys do, but they have a decent excuse: many of their pants don’t fit phones so they have to hold in their hands a lot.

The other issue is holding phones at our side is the fact we try to do it with the phone horizontal. Instead hold it a bit diagonal. Video may not turn out ideal but it’s a good safety precaution. Also keep your index finger as close to the lens as you can without it blocking the shot. From certain angles the subject may think your finger is in the way.

Another tip is to hold your wallet in the same hand as your shooting phone. Looks more natural that way plus it looks like you’re an actual shopper.

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Great tips man! Some crossed my mind too!

I thought a few times about finger on lens, they still looked at it and the lens was dirtier too, cleaning is sus so I put it in pocket, jeans are a saver!
But I think its because a pattern from us gets visible and they start to notice.
The more guys do it, the more girls encountered the same pattern, because we do the same thing.
Its like when we check them out, they dont need to glance, they kinda just see peripherally that we’re doing it (it makes me question if they are looking horny or angry at that lens xD), its scary sometimes.
So yeah I think natural, spontaneous and non repeating are the moves we have to focus on, without pointing lens at them too much, that would be a pattern.

I also believe opening whatsapp or tg when pulling out phone too quick (if you cap like this), lowers suspicion, especially if you let them see the screen a bit, where just whatsapp is open and it looks like you pulled it out because you were expecting a message.
So far there were a few lens-glances, less than holding it sideways, so its still not safe, because they see the lens I guess. Its shape, its color, its glossyness, and we are creatures which really are good at association and pattern recognition.

Great tips with the wallet and diagonal holding, looks more relaxed and natural indeed! Good for places like bazaars or markets where its ok to hold it cause of so many interactions. Thanks for sharing!

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No problem! Some more tips

Wear the same color pants as your phone. Blends better and girls will less likely notice a big block shape by your pant area. For this reason your best bet is to wear black pants with a black phone and the black lens is also obscured a bit.

Get a one lens phone…2/3 lens just looks more sus than one. The iPhone 16E should be great for this.

Lastly walk around with your phone out as if you’re expecting texts. For example when I’ve done this (not shooting) it’s if I’m asking my wife over text message where something is. Bonus points if you fake a phone call when you first see your subject, so she can hear your voice and thus think you’re actually shopping.

If one adheres to all these tips shooting is easy. But putting it into practice isn’t easy!

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Pre-record a five minute audio that has grocery list , what you’re planing on doing later, how it was yesterday things that pertain to the setting for which you wish to cap at, and play it back while you’re out and about and seeking potential talent. Of course this means you’ll have to have a background recording app already installed and practiced on . The good thing about playing the audio is you can have the phone up on your ear, facing down the back camera bottom end at your ear style is when you can’t hear very well , also in front of you, all kinds of way. However you see fit to listen to an audio and also locking eyes is normal since you’re not on a video chat. Also, the ones we cap can’t tell if you’re on a call or not. The fact it’s an audio being played back won’t be known unless they say something which will never happen. Because theyll clearly hear the audio and they can’t win with that audible evidence