I have the Vectric laser module and if I had to do it over again I would try the J-Tech GRBL post processor for Vectric which can be found here. I’m not sure if you can do photo’s with it, maybe Grant knows, but I use Lightburn for all my photo stuff and only use Vectric Laser Module for simple stuff when I don’t feel like using two programs.
Not sure if you plan on getting Lightburn but you pay a price to get it and get updates for like a year and then you can keep using the version you have but no more updates unless you pay again. My thoughts would be try the Laser Module trial and the j-tech post processors and maybe spend the money that you save on the Laser Module to get Lightburn.
Here is an example of what can be done with Lightburn. The photos are on ceramic tiles that I cut into circles and then used the Nortor White Tile Method which you can find tutorials on. I’m just getting to the point where I felt my laser photo’s where good enough to make something.