Stock whiners

Something I've noticed in the forums on a lot of stock photo sites. Whiny photographers. There's a few typical complainers.

There's the guy with 4 pictures online for OVER A WEEK who hasn't had a single sale yet!!!!?!?! Don't mention that all four pictures are of the same subject, his cat.

Then there is the PROFESSIONAL Photographer. He's the one convinced that cheap DSLRs are going to put him out of business. Hey, if all you have is your equipment, you've been overcharging your clients. There should be some skill, technique and experience you have that Joe Schmoe with his Rebel XT can't match.

Last is the microstocker alarmist/gloater. Very closely related to the above. These are the people convinced that anyone with a high megapixel digicam is going to put them out of a job. They also gloat heavily when anything bad happens to a microstock agency (see Lucky Oliver).

Lastly are the ones who complain about editors. Listen, the deal is, if your image is declined, the particular editor feels it doesn't meet a technical or subject matter bar and its not marketable. If the image is so great, sell it yourself.

Granted, I'm doing this part time and my livelihood is not dependent on this. However, I've also yet to make a sale so I don't see how I'm digging into their profits.