As a portrait photographer I believe you need to tell a story regardless of what you're shooting whether it be weddings portraits or commercial photography and I can do this.
I have a BA in Illustration Design as well as 23 years in Advertising. I have traditional skills in painting and drawing which are great for ideas and sketches, but I generally concentrate on digital artwork for the finished product. It's highly flexible and editable. My main tools of the trade are Adobe Software (mainly Photoshop and Illustrator) and a mac.