I came across this website recently when I was looking for pictures of the same sort on here and I got kinda hooked. I tried capping a girl for the first time at target and it didn’t go well. I tried walking back and forth down the aisle to make sure I got some good shots but I think she got caught on and most of the frames are blurry. I can post the one frame I like but can anyone help out? Any tips or advice on capping?
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Way I do it is just hold your phone out near your leg and try to point camera just slightly towards the subject. Then go near them n pretend to be looking at a product on the shelves and maybe pick it up. Drops the suspicion. Just try not to panic and try make it look as natural as possible so they don’t sense you’re trying to record/photograph them. Also recording a video on the phone and then taking screenshots of the video is a good idea so you have lots to choose from. As for quality, try clean the lense/stand still so phone has some time to focus. Hope this helps.
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Your first few caps you need to be extremely careful.
You’re likely to come across as pretty unnatural and not at ease doing it. When I first started capping I used my phone like 90% of the people posting here and having your phone out around women can be pretty sketchy. You need to find ways to make it look natural. Everyone knows you can take pics/videos with your phone.
Never cap at work. Never cap anyone you know for fear of getting discovered.
You shouldn’t stay on one target for more than a few minutes depending on the circmstances. Some women are incredibly oblivious, particularly less mature women and I’ve found that I can just walk up on their ass for several minutes at a time without them noticing, others notice my behavior immediately before I even really begin capping.
I think the more people around and the more claustrophobic the environment, the more comfortable women will be. What do I mean by this? Say if you’re on a densely-packed sidewalk, you can pretty comfortably cap a woman because you just blend in with the crowd. If it’s just you and her and you’re walking behind her she will be very suspicious. If you’ve got a very narrow sidewalk, aisle in a store, or hallway in a building it’s less suspicous to be right behind her than it is for you to be right behind her in an open space.
This is a hobby I’ve found it’s acceptable to be prejudiced and discriminate based on appearances. If her boyfriend is a 7 foot tall bodybuilder, just let her go. If your target has an ugly friend she’s with, that ugly friend will likely notice you sooner than your target.
If you’re confident you won’t come across as a creep, engaging in small talk is often a good idea and is less awkward than silently lurking. Often I’ve seen people on this forum suggest to never make eye contact with their target and I tend to disagree. Act confident. You need to feel like you actually belong there and that you’re not doing anything wrong. Body language is very important.
One very important tell I’ve noticed. Say you’re walking behind two women. One of them looks over her shoulder in your direction and if she immediately leans in toward her friend to say something, they’re talking about you. Probably time to leave.
These are some of my thoughts.
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The first 2 replies are great tips. The only thing I’ll add is NEVER, EVER make eye contact with who you’re trying to cap. It’s sort of a way to make them think you don’t even notice them.
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Excellent post. I’d just add that you should be ready to move your phone if the girl looks. If you do it right, she won’t know if you just moved or were following the flow of a movement. For example, pretend she called you, or that you’re looking at Google Maps. Last tip: don’t do it.
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I agree with almost everything you mentioned, except the issue of eye contact, which I think depends a lot on the situation, the subject, and how safe and comfortable you feel with this type of approach. In my opinion, the result is quite random.
One thing that many people overlook, but that I always consider important, is not to wear perfume when doing this activity (especially indoors). Many women are guided by their smell; it is a way of checking if they are being watched or followed, I know from personal experience.
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