You purchased a ‘fancy camera’ so you could take better photos. Turned on auto mode, snapped your first photo, and… it didn’t look any different than the photos you take with your phone. Sound familiar?
Because that’s EXACTLY what I did. I was SO disappointed. My DSLR photos didn’t look anything like what I expected. It was immediately clear that I would need to invest in some education on how to USE my camera before I’d be able to create the images I’d envisioned.