Thank you for swinging by captured in His image Photography! My name is Laura and I am the girl behind the camera. I am a new bride to my best friend since high school, Jordan. We live in Manhattan, Kansas where I work for my alma mater, Kansas State University. I love mac n' cheese, cartoons, traveling, Aldi brownie mix (it's the best!), theater, Disney, enjoying a glass of wine with good friends, thrift shopping, Jesus....and anything else that brings adventure into our everyday life!

captured in His image Photography is at the center of my heart. This journey began two years ago and has been the most challenging i've ever faced. I am humbled with each stumbling block and encouraged with each 'ah-ha!'. Being invited in to life's most intimate moments by people who start as strangers and quickly become friends has to be the most amazing experience ever. I believe that all of us are on a unique journey and that photos are a truly beautiful way to capture God's presence, purpose and blessings in our lives.

I hope you enjoy the photos and stories archived on this page-they are a mix of captured in His image and my own life. Thanks again for visiting. I'm so glad you're here!

in His image [striving],
Laura

Jul 27 2010

Ellen + DJ

July 2010

What a beautiful evening this was. Ellen & DJ asked me to do a mini wedding shoot and I was thrilled! What a perfect choice for this elegant wedding at home. In just an hour they greeted their guests, took pictures, said ” I do!”, listened to friends & family offer toasts and cut the cake, all at a pace that was enjoyable for everyone. It is on evenings like this that I am reminded of how simple life can be when we take the time to focus on what truly matters, not what the world thinks matters. In the bible John chapter 15 talks about the struggle of being separate from the world and I reflected on this chapter, specifically verse 19 after the wedding: “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.” John 15:19. Thank you to Ellen & DJ for reminding me of the importance of family & love, your day was perfectly encompassing of all that truly matters.