But I picked up photography on the fly at Drive Social Media.

My background was primarily in video production. I had been around photographers (covered shoots together, played with their gear, made fun of their awful camera lens hygiene), but the most serious photos I'd ever taken were landscapes on my iPhone.

But small businesses don't need a film snob purist who is finicky about their specialty, they need someone scrappy who could do a little bit of everything. So I watched some tutorials, asked lots of questions, experimented (and way overshot), and now I can't imagine not having this tool in my belt.

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And by the way, I can make this joke because even though I wrote a big check with my mouth, later that year I was selected as the top Photographer / Videographer in the agency spanning all 5 markets (Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, Tampa, St Louis).