A collection of recent photo expeditions and life experiences.

HI! I am Arden Prucha Jenkins - a photographer located in Fort Worth, Texas! I specialize in portraiture and more recently weddings! Please take a look around and get to know my work, my style, my life, and me.

How did I get into photography? Well, everyone has their story right? Looking back I realize that the little photog was in me all along, without even knowing it! I picked up a camera when I was around 8 and started snapping photos - I even posed my neighbors, animals, and Barbies for photos (seriously I made a Barbie wedding and photographed the entire thing).

Who am I? Well, I was a teacher for three years, but was able to leave that job to focus on photography and my two beautiful children! I married a man who I am totally smitten over and he is crazy supportive of me. I am a bargain shopper with expensive taste. God allows me to trust this world with less fear and more hope and trust. Music makes my heart flutter - so thankfully I married a very talented musician. I wish I could carry a tune, but unfortunately I cannot. My favorite month is October (dreamy light) and I miss my convertible - oh the beautiful wind . When I was little I was amazingly or perhaps annoyingly hyper - and ate more food than all of the boys and was faster than most of them too. I was a dancer and I love to write and converse. When I am around people I get more energy and become alive. The differences between women and men intrigue me and kiddos make my heart melt. Photos... well, they fill my heart.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoy what you see.

If you have any questions or feedback please share with me: arden@ardenprucha.com

02.01.10

St. Francisville

I met my husband – (Eduardo) Paul Jenkins – three and a half years ago. He is originally from Baton Rouge and took a job that landed him in Dallas after college (he is a Louisiana Tech alumni). I am so thankful he took that job in Dallas, because not long after living in the BIG D he realized that Fort Worth seemed more like ‘home’ for him. Thank goodness he moved and became settled here in the Fort… for this is where I met my P.Love. Unfortunately all of his family is 7+ hours away in Louisiana, but we try to see them as often as we can. Now, I LOVE the fact that we get to travel to LA – if you haven’t noticed I am a bit of a fan of NOLA . So, when we get to hang there I feel somewhat at home and it is an artist’s dream city. Paul’s father and step-mama have moved to St. Francisville which is in between Baton Rouge and the Mississippi border. This is a quaint town filled with antique stores, haunted plantation homes, moss covered trees, and a lot of history. We took Pierson out sans baby so he could check out the cute town and the old train was the best prop we could’ve asked for.

We are going to get either a canvas or big print of this door for artwork in our home.

There is something about this photo of littlePman… it rocks my world!

I believe this is how you make a gazebo look cool 😉

Oh those Lou-siana trees!

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Ed Jenkins – Arden—you have an incredible eye for detail,proportion and also a sense of scale!!! This gift is what allows you to create the type of compositions that makes you not only not only a great photographer, but also a great artist!!!! You father-in-law, Eduardo Sr.February 21, 2010 – 9:39 pm

Samantha Workman – the trees are BEAUTIFUL! and Pierson’s hair cut makes him look so grown up! I can’t believe our kids are SIX!February 1, 2010 – 2:12 pm

01.30.10

S+C Sneak Peek

Here is a peek at Sommer and Chase’s (E) session. More to come of our various locations where we met some Carnies, got motion sickness, and listened for critters in a field!

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01.28.10

Baby Dean turns 1!

What can I say about baby Dean? I think he is such a precious, sweet, and chill little dude. He didn’t get cranky once on our little photo venture. I do not have a studio, so doing indoor session would typically take place at the client’s home, but the Gallahers are in the process of moving so we met at my house. After photographing there we moved on to the new Science Museum here in Fort Worth. This place is spectacular and modernized, but they kept some trademark sculptures that tie in their old school roots (from when I was little). It is very apparent that Dean is the apple of both Sarah and Michael’s eye… I am so happy to have captured this little guys first year photos! I hope the party is a blast and that he is well trained on how to eat cupcakes – thank you Sarah and Michael for sharing your sweet little boy with me 🙂

He looks so tiny and vulnerable… yet so trusting and sweet beneath the open jaws of a big T-Rex.

The moment ‘Mommy’ put down more cupcakes he went for them!

Sarah noticed his tiny greasy hand print on the cement and I had to snap it.

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S+C: I DO! » Arden Prucha Photography – […] Sweet Dean who you will remember from here! […]July 27, 2010 – 3:02 pm

01.26.10

Alyssa Senior Peek:

Meet Alyssa… she is a bright spirit who loves the color yellow, how fitting! We had a fun time scootin’ around the outskirts of downtown to shoot at some fun locations. Here is a peek of what is to come!

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01.25.10

Collins Trio

Meet the Collins Kiddos. Corbin is the three year old brother to 9 year old twins Caitlin and Chris! I had to bribe these babies for some photos, but by-golly it worked. Thanks to Rebecca for allowing me to capture her little ones. I hope you enjoy these beautiful siblings and their playful spirit!