After years of finger-crossing and well-wishing, I finally got the chance to visit Iceland on a commercial shoot a couple months ago. It was worth the wait, but I can’t say I’d want to wait that long again to return. Iceland was the definition of magical, and the light was to die for. And it went on. And on. We put in 16-hour days and grabbed a TON of shots and footage [see some of the behind-the-scenes stills from the shoot here], almost too much to cram into one short RAW vid. If you dig what you see, tell us in the comments below, cuz we’re considering putting together a Part II.
Once again I’ve got to give a shout out to ProFilm for hooking us up with Marteinn Ibsen and Arnaldur Halldórsson, two incredible local producers who drove us across their land to all the must-see and must-shoot spots. Our time with them serves as a lesson to anyone heading abroad for travel or a shoot: get in with some locals early or ahead of time to get pointed in the right direction, particularly if you’re short on time.
As is customary these days, we took to the air, chartering helicopters and flying affordable drone quadcopters too. [Stay tuned for a special chasejarvisTECH episode featuring some ill-fated experimentation with the DJI quadcopter and a roll of gaffer’s tape.]
Music by Big Chocolate.
Chase, i know want you experience there. 🙂
My wife is from Latvia and if is not as in north as Iceland in the summer they still have lot of light hours.
Cheers,
Pedro
Definatly do part II, i’d love to see more of iceland
I’d like to see more aerial shots over Reykjavik (as I was on the ground the whole time) and icebergs (never got a chance to go on a boat)!! It is an amazing place; the locals are some of the most friendly and welcoming people I’ve ever met. I can’t wait to go back.
There are a few shots in this vid of Reykjavik harbor (shot w the yacht we chartered for the shoot) but that’s about all the Reykjavik aerials I shot ;(. Absolutely stunning city tho. Beauty.
Definitely would like to see more! I have been trying to convince my Fiancee to let us go to Iceland for our Honeymoon, and Videos like this are slowly getting me closer to that goal!
only go to iceland for honeymoon if you want to snuggle a lot because it’s cold. the high when i was there in summer was 52 degrees F on average. ;-/ but worth it 😉
Great video! would love to see more! You can tell even on the video of the intensity of the light.. incredible! A place that’s been on my wish list for a while! must go!
the light is truly remarkable. we were up there in summer (aug/sept) and there was 20 hours of light each day and the sun never got too high in the sky… perpetual awseome light. i cannot say enough good things about it, really.