If I remember correctly the only steps required to re-fuel one of these is to move the re-fuel valve handle to the open position which is done manually at the re-fuel panel on the wing. The fuel is pumped into the fuel transfer manifold and thence into whichever tanks the re-fuel valves are open on. I stand ready to be corrected, as it was a while ago I worked on them.
Also as the 747 has 4 cross-feed valves I'm more than a little puzzled by the photographers description of events.