Death Valley / 2

Hi guys! It's been a very busy month for us! I have so many projects that I'm excited to share with you, but I haven't put the time in to edit/write/post them! It's been hard to find the motivation after my day job to go home and start editing and writing at 10pm. This is especially difficult when you have a comfy couch waiting for you, and so many TV shows to catch up on. The last few months of the year are often the busiest for me - with traveling, closing out the year at work, and also taking more opportunities here and there.  

Anyway, here is part 2 of our Death Valley trip! 

After being in the hottest and lowest point of North America, we drove to the sand dunes to catch the sunset. It was very peaceful to stand amongst acres and acres of sand, and realize that you're just another grain of it. I wish I had a drone to see how far the dunes reached. We stayed there a little too late and had to find our way back to our car in darkness (and I mean darkness).

photo by Feng

photo by Feng

photo by Feng

pictured: Rudy | Alyssa | Feng | Court

photos by Courtney Yeh and Ryan Feng

did you miss Part I? See it here!

Death Valley / 1

RudyAlyssaFeng and I took a trip to Death Valley. It was about a 5 hour drive, passing several eerie abandoned villages, and driving 20mph on unpaved roads, hoping our tires wouldn't pop. This place is worth visiting, but honestly I'm not sure if I'd ever really want to go back. We hit up 3 spots in Death Valley - the village with a convenient store, a bar and a buffet, Badwater Basin which is the lowest point in North America, and the Sand Dunes. 

This photo shoot took place at Badwater Basin - which was 115F/46C. It felt like a big giant breathing down hot air on us. We got out of our car, and immediately sweat was dripping down! You must be thinking we were crazy for doing a photo shoot.. yup we were! Though not the most eco-friendly, we left the car air conditioning on high, and ran back and forth to cool down and change. Hey! At least the photos turned out pretty cool!

Check out Feng's blog for more Death Valley photos here!

photographer: JustFeng and Courtney Yeh

assistant photographer: Rudy Reynon

makeup: Alyssa Bernal

Alyssa - hat - pacsun | jean romper - topshop

Courtney - hat - urban outfitters | dress - topshop | waistcoat -zara

shop similar:

Renee

I finally upgraded my camera to the Sony A7II, and was so excited to test it out! So I called up my girlfriends to come work with me in the studio one night.  It's been awhile since I photographed, but getting back into photography is easy when you have a talented model + the best hair/makeup person in the industry helping you! :) I had a great time shooting/working with Renee and Gina for the first time! This was our impromptu idea at the end of the night that turned into one of my favorite series. Make sure to scroll all the way down and click on their names to check out their work!

model: Renee Kester

hair/make up: Gina Atkinson

photographer: Courtney Yeh

Hey Yeh Takes LA / 2

Alright.. this is our last post on the sister's trip, we're just too excited for it if you can't tell. We finally finished editing the video and here are some of the highlights of what we did in San Diego and Los Angeles. I've also listed some of the places that we ate at and visited.. hope you enjoy it!

We got some really awesome recommendations from our friend Greg (lives in SD), who knew exactly where we wanted to go, thanks Greg!

San Diego

La Jolla

Whisknladle - brunch spot - flat breads were amazing

Little Italy

Civico 1845 - Great pasta, wine and service! Everyone who works there is Italian!

Juniper and Ivy - super industrial loft decor, and very interesting fusion menu. be sure to make a reservation over the weekend!

Extraordinary Desserts - So many choices of dessert! We went with the Au Chocolat... AMAZING

Coronado Island

Hotel Del Coronado - We ate at the sun deck bar of the hotel... Their fish tacos were bomb!

North Park & South Park

Tacos Perla - Didn't get to eat here but looked delish

Dark Horse - Little coffee nook with great iced lattes!

Daily Scoop - Great for an afternoon ice cream break

Favorite Shops

Pigment - think we stayed in this store for an hour admiring the decor and items they had

Progress- comfy custom-made couches in all colors, and little knick-knacks

Graffiti Beach - love their selection of clothes, jewelry and baby clothes!

Los Angeles

Mid-City

BLD - one of the best brunch spots! get the french toast or pancakes or eggs benedict or.. anything really

Chinatown

Chego - the pork belly bowl - we got some Chego to go, and ate at home while watching Aziz standup

Downtown

Bottega Louie - waffles for brunch, portobello fries for lunch/dinner, and some macaroons to go

Black Top Coffee - relax in the sun with a cup of cappuccino, then head next door to poketo & alchemy works

Grand Central Market - a few favorites - Eggslut, Sticky Rice, DTLA Cheese

Shin-Sen-Gumi - ramen night

Plan Check - perfect sized burgers so you can enjoy cruller donuts w/ ice cream

Favorite Shops

West 3rd St - great food and boutiques - must stop by shopaholics sample sale

Melrose - favorites - paper doll, chantell (owned by the same family)

Poketo - home goods

Alchemy Works - full of leather goods, handmade jewelry, sunglasses and clothes

Reunited

Welcome to our sister’s trip recap part one! Finally found some time to sort through 15 GB of photos from the trip. One of our days was spent leisurely strolling around Manhattan Beach. With our beach essentials at the ready (sunnies and Havaianas of course!), we grabbed brunch at MB Post (mmm those biscuits), hit up some boutiques, and enjoyed doggy watching along the ocean.

There's more to come soon!

Photos by justfeng

Trish | Sunnies - RayBan | Top - Boutique (similar here) | Flip Flops - Havies
Erin | Sunnies - Toms | Top - H&M (similar here) | Flip Flops - Havies
Court | Sunnies - Komono | Top - Zara | Overalls - Zara | Flip Flops - Havies