Iceland vol 4 - Picnic on Videy Island

Hello! Here I am and this is my last Iceland photo story from this summer. Oh, that country is worth to see. During the food photography workshop we had a great opportunity to visit Videy island in front of Reykjavik. We were hosted by Aslaug Snorradottir. She and our workshop teacher Aran Goyoaga made and styled us a perfect picnic.

Aslaug used wild edibles in cooking and those plants and herbs look absolutely adorable in pics too. 

My Iceland vol 3

Iceland vol 1 - Snæfellsnes peninsula

Oh Iceland. In near future you will see in my blog many posts of this country and food photography workshop in Reykjavik. I also will show you north Finland and some vintage treasures for sure. At the moment it is also the best time of the year to photograph in garden so you might see that too - not forgetting DIY. Well back to Iceland...I photographed a lot in workshop and on a bus tour. I have to admit, I fell in love with Iceland. It truly is the country of fire and ice. Strange, unbelievable, international but rough and small. 

There is a lot of light on summer time that you should take your eye shades with you. I couldn't sleep well, I was too excited about everything. Loved every minute of it. When I came back home I slept straight away many hours, haha..and still trying to get rid of the tiredness. But it was worth it!!!

We made a great bus tour on Snæfellsnes. It's a little bit north from Reykjavik. It was raining when we left from Reykjavik. The bus tour took 13 hours so there were, sunny moments and rainy too. Wind was blowing quite strongly. We saw sheeps, Icelandic horses, seals and small houses next to mountains and yes, lot of mountains. 

We visited beautiful fishing village Stykkishólmur. Lovely details, restaurants, boats, old houses, mountains and top of those sun gave us nice soft light.   

I hope you enjoyed the tour! Let's fly high this weekend!

xo 
Kreetta

Short Sneak Peak - With Aran in Iceland

I'm back from Iceland and I'm having a bit hard time with lack of sleep...haha...so the first blog post of Food photography workshop with Aran is short.

I've met beautiful and lovely people - that is for sure. Miss them already. Seen so beautiful and rough shaped country - Iceland. Want to go back. You know, there is something powerful when people around the world meet and share their interest with wonderful and talented Aran Goyoaga. I recommend. 

What I learned? On first day I learned that please avoid shining plates. They are difficult. Here's my try. It's about composition and light not so much food there, haha. Only ingredients. I had this blue cloth with me which was quite challenging with food what we had.

I'll be back with some eye candies of our workshop and Iceland. Stay tuned. 

xo
Kreetta

With Aran Goyoaga - Food Photography Workshop in Iceland

You know the feeling when something happens what you have waited sooo much? Tomorrow I'll fly to Iceland - never been there before. It's been in my travelling wish list for awhile. I guess now it is the moment to start backing...In Iceland I'll take part in Aran Goyoaga's food photography workshop by Ace Camps. This is actually my second time and I love to go there and enjoy of like-minded people with good attitude and great spirit. So stay tuned...and do go and see Elin's blog, who I met last year in this great workshop. Quite a lady!

...and yes frozen peonies. I got the idea yesterday when I was thinking about Iceland and saw Call me cupcake's beautiful blog post about frozen herbs and flowers. Let's see what that mysterious country of fire and ice is ready to give us.

xo

Kreetta