Lots of good advice here. One thing I would add is to understand the depth of skillsets needed to fly and operate a consumer drone and approach each or them systematically. You asked about flying, and while that is the primary skillset, a modern drone introduces a myriad of functions; both to the flying, and to the camera operation (which in and of itself is a subject that can take years to grasp all that is involved) that getting a grasp of all, is not something one will learn quickly and being prepared to accept the challenge is a good start.
Modern drones are sold as being very simple to get 'expert' results - nothing could be further from the truth.
I often use the example of a modern airliner. They are full of automation (somewhat like our drones) and practically fly themselves across continents with millions of passengers, thousands of times a day safely. So why do pilots NOT learn to fly on such advanced aircraft? Why then do we teach general aviation skills at all if automation is (in fact) so predominant in the field of aviation? Because pilots will miss the basics, and it is the basics that all pilots need to have ingrained into them as a second nature.
It is only after you have the basics of flight that you can (or should) go beyond, and begin to learn the systems of automation for flight and the intricacies of the given camera operation because these things must not be
distractions when you are flying. I would say more than 95% of all losses of consumer drones are due to a pilot's neglect to stay mentally ahead of everything that their drone is doing due to reliance on some false belief that the 'equipment' possesses an answer to a problem that the pilot does not even see coming.
So I would echo what others have said - job 1 is to learn the true capabilities of your aircraft in terms of endurance and operations, as well as all of the interface between controller and aircraft. Do this first. Make sure you know what condition you can fly in and for how long. Know what happens, if circumstances arise and be able to react.
Mission number one is to always make sure that your take-offs and landings are equal - everything else will fall into place in time.
I made a simple video that I posted a while back about building pilot skills and the importance of practicing the basics.