I hate the fact that people think you’ve disappeared off the planet if you don’t post. There’s a constant pressure to maintain your social media. I’m terrified for when we have kids, because this world is becoming more competitive. The photo above is a self-portrait, taken when I was doing a test shot for Jenn. I don’t want to be in front of the camera much I hate having my photo taken. I don’t go to events with Jenn any more, because it’s the same thing every time: people go to 10 parties in one night just to show they’ve been there, rather than enjoying themselves. I can see why the money that comes with being an influencer tempts people but, even though I use Instagram now, it’s not really for me. The Jenn Im Instagram account has 1.7 million followers, and her YouTube has 275m overall views. My cover was nearly blown several times, especially when the hotel receptionist spotted me from the day before and thought I was having an affair. I wanted to have a permanent document of this memory, and for our families and friends abroad. It started out with two cameras in our favourite hotel, then went up to 10. In 2016, I secretly shot a video for her YouTube channel of my marriage proposal. She doesn’t like everyone knowing everything. Jenn has always been relatively reserved it’s not like we wake up with a camera in our faces like some YouTubers. We achieved that when I started finding my own path and working with other brands not connected to Jenn’s work. It’s not always going to be perfect when you’re working and having a personal relationship you’ve got to maintain some separation. As well as shooting videos for Jenn, I started working with other influencers and brands. Once I got there, I realised I had all this influencer experience. I quit the band, packed my bags and moved to LA. It’s really appealing you get to shoot for your girl, be a plus one, go on incredible trips and learn a new craft.īy the time I was 30, I wanted to try something new. It’s not uncommon for influencer couples to do this: 95% of the time, when a guy is dating an influencer he will end up being her videographer. It was difficult at times there were moments when Jenn had had a long day and it was stressful, and I messed up a lot while learning. I slipped into becoming what they call “an Instagram boyfriend”, a romantic partner of an influencer who ends up taking all the photos and videos they post. The more trips I went on as a plus one, the more photos I was taking. I didn’t really think much of it at the time, I just thought I was helping. Then I started to focus on the angles, as I’d taken a few wonky ones. I was living in my own bubble and barely used Instagram, but I knew how to take a good photo: I was mainly focused on her being in frame, pressing the right button and making sure there wasn’t a massive trash can next to her. We were dating, but she was also creating content for her channels. She continued to ask me to take photos of her whenever we met. At the time, I pretty much had no idea what YouTube was but it felt great to know she wanted to show me off. We answered questions from her fans, like what nicknames we call each other. I appeared in a Meet My Boyfriend video on her fashion YouTube channel, Clothes Encounters. Not long after that, we started going out.
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