Plandids, or planned candids, have become so ubiquitous that it’s hard to avoid coming across one when scrolling through your feed. Everyone — from mommy bloggers, to celebs, to fashionistas to sorority girls — has jumped on the plandid bandwagon.
Top plandid poses include casually looking down while walking, laughing mid-meal, climbing up a staircase or ladder or lounging around glancing into the distance.
“The plandid is like a newer, hotter version of the selfie on Instagram. With so many Instagram influencers having personal photographers or ‘Instagram husbands’, it’s easier to post a full body photo of yourself that looks effortless,” said Taylor Loren, marketing manager at Later, a leading Instagram marketing platform.
A plandid photo can’t look premeditated, but it can’t look too candid either — save those for your finsta. Plandids allow the Instagrammer to appear casual and off-the-cuff.
Ironically, all Instagrammers we spoke to reported retouching and editing their plandids the same amount, if not more, than more traditional, posed shots.
