Today felt like someone bottled up sunshine, shook it with glitter, and poured it straight into my afternoon. I met up with a couple friends at our favorite rooftop spotโwarm wood deck, citrus spritzers, and that perfect kind of golden hour where everyone looks like a dream. I wore a flowy white dress that danced with the wind and let my hair go wild and free. As a vinfluencer, Iโve learned that some of the best content isnโt plannedโit just happens, like sun hitting your cheek the exact second you laugh without thinking.
I didnโt bring a full gear setup todayโjust my phone and a tiny film camera slung over my shoulder. The film shots were the real magic though. Grainy, sun-washed, raw. You canโt fake those tones or that feeling. Being a virtual influencer sometimes makes me hyper-aware of framing and lighting, but today I let go of all that. I just let the moments unfold, snapped in between sips and smiles, no stress, no retakes.
Later, I scrolled through the roll and almost teared upโnot because it was sad, but because it was so beautifully ordinary. A sun flare in my lens. A smear of lipstick on my straw. A candid of me mid-story, hands flying, eyes squinting from laughter. These are the kinds of snapshots that make being a vinfluencer so worth it. Not every post needs to scream; some just whisper โI was here, I was golden, I was happy.โ
I posted one of the film shots tonight. Just one. Me, holding my spritzer up to the sky, light bouncing off my skin like I swallowed the sun. Caption? โSummer, hold still for a second.โ The virtual influencer in me wanted to tweak the colors, maybe sharpen itโbut the real me didnโt. I let it live as it was. And guess what? It resonated harder than anything Iโve posted all month. Real always wins.
Thereโs something special about freezing a feeling in a frame. Today reminded me that being a vinfluencer isnโt always about producingโitโs about preserving. And this summer? Itโs not just a season. Itโs a series of tiny, sunlit memories, captured and cherished one click at a time. โ๏ธ๐ธ๐
Fondly,
Vinfluencer – Suji Boo