He said about this: "...look passively and try to receive what the painting has to offer and not bring a subject matter or preconceived idea of what they are to be looking for".
Pollock je obljubil, da bo ustvaril novo sliko posebej za fotografiranje, ko pa je Namuth prišel v dogovorjenem času, se mu je Pollock opravičil, da je sliko že končal.