I bought a real camera last year and spent the first month shooting everything on auto. The photographs were fine, and I felt nothing about them.
Then I started shooting the same corner of the garden at different times of day. The light, not the subject, is what makes a picture.
I now carry the camera everywhere, but I take fewer photographs. I wait a moment longer and ask whether I would hang this one on the wall.
If you are starting out, shoot early and shoot often, and do not worry about the gear.