Well this sort of strikes a chord but I am thinking of Stevie here. Back in the early 90's she was using a medium format Bronica ETRS and was the object of lots of attention from men. In those days it seems that photography was a male preserve. At one event where she was asked if she was from 'the press', and with a push from me took full advantage. At another she had the guy stood next to her craning foreward to look at the front of the camera, right up the lens, just as she was about to take the pic ( never worked that one out )
. So for lady photographers in those days, they did have to put up with a bit.
I gave her a bit of a boost at one event by taking an old folding camera. At the height of the action I turned and said loudly ' What do I set this to '. Surrounded by loads of guys with cameras, this was a killer
, and we still laugh about it today.
Nowadays I would not have though there would be any need for anyone to feel embarrassed as it seems everyone has a camera.
Don