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.
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Just got back from Iceland a month ago, edited some shots this couple of days so when you said ‘epic light’, you’ve nailed exactly how I feel when going through them shots!
Winter, 4 hours of daylight but it’s still amazingly gorgeous in Akureyri & Reykjavik. We were also bloody lucky to have caught aurora borealis (perks of winter!)
Definitely a country to revisit, over & over again in different climates. Looking forward to see more BTS fun!
oh, come on! You were in Iceland and i didn’t know… Anyways great stuff as always, Chase 😉
-Greetings from Akranes, Iceland.
Stumbled over this while researching a trip. Looks like fantastic smooth light for shooting. Your blog is a great inspiration, thanks!