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UNTITLED SF_02
(  Satoshi Kinoshita )
| Series: | Photography: San Francisco Bay Area / 1987 | | Medium: | gelatin silver print / archival process | | Size (inches): | 14 x 11 | | Size (mm): | 356 x 279 | | Catalog #: | SF_02 | | Description: | From an edition of 25. Printed recently. Signed, titled, date, copyright, edition in pencil on the reverse, aside from the numbered one vintage and 5 artist's proofs.
If a subject has a delicate surface to it, you do not want to go charging in there. You need to establish some kind of presence and understanding. I will say, 'Try to forget I'm here. I won't ask you to pose, I won't ask you to do anything.' It's important that I just be allowed to be around, to be present. Photographing people requires a willingness to be rejected. So, I think the best approach is to be honest and direct. Very often, I tell them, "You don't know me. There's no reason why you should trust me...the only thing I can promise is that I'll try to do the most honest work I can. Ultimately, it comes down to somehow being able to instill confidence. I don't think you can bullshit your way into that, because a lot of these people can see through walls. If you want to photograph people, you'd better know something about them. [Allard often credits "Serendipity" for the success of his pictures.] I like to explore, to be sensitive to the rhythms of the moment. Exploration means seeking out what I think is there, and yet often finding something finer, something closer to the center, that no amount of research could have led me to. I tend to react more than direct. You have to be receptive [to your subject]. You have to care. You can't do good work if you don't care. That's not necessarily a strength, but it gives you strength.
-William Albert Allard, "Photographic Essay (American Photographer Master Series)" by William Albert Allard.
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