I had been reading the theory behind a good photo for some time now, but my camera's 180-page manual prevented me from putting the theory into practice. 

I have some experience with photography. I shoot with the Sony A7III and can take good pictures with it. I've been doing that for many years, but editing photos was always a thing.

It is easy to buy a book or online course about photography, but it is not very motivating and it is sometimes difficult to learn something in this way. 

For years I photographed on automatic mode. I had invested in a good camera but I couldn't get out of the auto mode.