My father was a pharmacist. Although I saw him in his drug coat more than in anything else, the photos do not show him in his pharmacy coat. In the photos, Daddy is dressed up for church or dressed down on one of our rare vacations. There are three photos of two stores he owned and one of him, but there aren't any of him in his drug coat. However, I scrapped these four photos together for future generations so they will always know what my father DID.
Since many of us sort our photos by date, finding photos of family members at their jobs may take some searching. For example, I started sorting photos and I found this wonderful old photo of my grandmother’s Confectionery Shop. The photo was taken long before I was born. Though there is no one left who can help with the facts, I scrapped the page and journaling a few facts from my memory.
While it is easy to use heritage colors and embellishments for old photos, sometimes a different feel is important. In this sample, I decided to follow through with the family association of candy and ice cream to scrap the page. I used bright colors and cheery embellishments. 
It's also important to scrapbook the time our relatives spend in the military. With all the fabulous military papers out these days, there are plenty of choices for showing off your family's military experience. Here I used the newest military sets from Kare Foster Design to scrap a page about my nephew’s years in the Coast Guard. Now I know that my children and grandchildren will be aware of his tour of duty. 
As it is September, this is a great time to think about the people who work at or volunteer for schools. My neighbor, a bus driver for over 30 years, scraps photos of her children and grandchildren, but as far as I know, there are no pages that show what she has done. In this example, I took the photos from her first and current year of driving the school bus. Now her children and grandchildren will know what she did. 
My personal situation is similar to that of my neighbor. There are only a handful of photos of me teaching in my classroom. I do, however, have plenty of photos of my daughter and son-in-law teaching. This layout gave me an opportunity to scrap our family occupations as schoolteachers. 
Also important is the time my son-in-law spends as a coach. I feel it is important that my new granddaughter knows that her father's years of coaching were instrumental during her birth. Because of the nature of coaching, the photos are from a distance. To scrap the page, I used my son-in-law's team colors of red and orange. These are not easy colors to work into a layout. They are complementary colors, directly across from each other on a color wheel, and show the strongest contrast. This can be harsh on the eyes, so I used a color wheel from the Color Wheel Company to find a way to tone down the colors. I chose a very soft blue and a soft brick-orange.
There are so many ways to record what people do. Take Your Child to Work Day is a helpful tool spread the word about family occupations. Grab your camera and snap away to share what you do with the future generations.
