Iceland is beautiful! Just went there last November almost for the same thing, vacation with my girlfriend/photo ops. I went there specifically to try and get a pic of the northern light to which i was unsuccessful...damn cloudy days. It wasn't cold (except for the higher altitudes and places like gulfoss (golden) waterfall. The conditions weren't easy to shoot in though, lots of rain and wind, so be careful when you decide what time of year to go. The summers I hear are nice but you wouldnt get any night shots because the sun never fully goes down and if you left today you'd only get like 3-4 hrs of daylight. One thing I advise is although it's damn expensive to rent a car and gas over there is the most expensive I've ever seen, if you are going specifically for pics it is very hard to get your shots in while with a group guided tour because of time constraints.

That is good information to know. I was thinking about June or July depending on work. I was wondering what the weather was like. I really never hear about people vacationing in Iceland. Made me wonder what the drawback may be ( that you don't read about on the "tourism for Iceland" sites). Did you go to the Blue Lagoon Spa?
For a country that like 90% barren, the parts that aren't barren are really beautiful.

It goes like 1000 ISK (icelandic krono) is just under $10. But since that doesn't mean much You can pretty much compare it to new York prices in terms of food, a bit more expensive. What it comes down to is that they are an island with no fossil fuels so sine gas has to be imported it is very expensive making everything else expensive. Forget about taxis, you pay $15 for 5 mins of driving. Depending on where you go you can expect to pay around $30 for a decent meal...a beer would be around $6. If you go definitely go to the blue lagoon, no pictures unless you have a waterproof camera, but by far one of the most relaxing/crazy experiences I have ever done...basically a huge geothermically heated outdoor hot tub.

It goes like 1000 ISK (icelandic krono) is just under $10. But since that doesn't mean much You can pretty much compare it to new York prices in terms of food, a bit more expensive. What it comes down to is that they are an island with no fossil fuels so sine gas has to be imported it is very expensive making everything else expensive. Forget about taxis, you pay $15 for 5 mins of driving. Depending on where you go you can expect to pay around $30 for a decent meal...a beer would be around $6. If you go definitely go to the blue lagoon, no pictures unless you have a waterproof camera, but by far one of the most relaxing/crazy experiences I have ever done...basically a huge geothermically heated outdoor hot tub.