The Documentation Lab is a student-staffed client service for the ITP/IMA community. Our team of mentors are available by appointment to help you present your project in the best possible light.
Here are some examples of work we’ve created with students.
Doc Lab offers three types of appointments:
Documentation
- Clean, un-opinionated (no stylized aesthetic choices) images and video coverage of a project.
Interview
- A two-camera interview using assets captured from a Documentation appointment as b-roll resulting in a 2 to 3 minute piece of you discussing a project.
Instruction
- Peer-to-peer instruction in basic studio photography, safety, lighting, and seamless use. Once you’ve taken an Instruction session with a Doc Lab Mentor you will be given the ability to book the studio during off-shift hours without having to make an appointment with a mentor. Before showing up to an Instruction appointment you must have first done the following: 1. submit an Intake Form, 2. check out a camera and lens(es) from the ER, and 3. bring the camera, lens(es) and either a project or an object of some kind to document. The Doc Lab kit (cameras and glass) will not be available for use during instruction.
If you’re interested in documenting your project, being interviewed, or learning to use the studio please take a few minutes and fill out our Doc Lab Intake Form. Keep in mind you must submit an Intake Form for each project you bring to the Documentation Lab.
Once you’ve submitted the requested information you’ll receive two emails:
- an automated email including the details of your form submission
- an automated email with subject: Documentation Lab next steps
The second email includes important information including a link to the Doc Lab booking page.
Please note, if one or more appointment category (i.e., Documentation, Instruction, or Interview) do not appear on the booking page that means the Documentation Lab is not yet offering that category of appointment.