Today we’d like to introduce you to Darrin Pryor.
Hi Darrin, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I’ve always carried a camera around from middle school through college. In high school, I was introduced to the course: Desktop Publishing. In addition, I also liked working on computers at a very young age. Combining both interests in computers and desktop publishing, later created the foundation for graphic design and photography for me. Two of my high school teachers, A. Lane and A. Stokes, allowed me to be as creative as possible.
I started to create brochures, business cards, flyers, festive PowerPoint presentations, and other artistic materials. While working two jobs during the covid pandemic in 2020, I contracted the covid virus which would later allow me extra time to invest in myself. I did some research online and found a website called Udemy. I enrolled in various Adobe classes: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign Graphic Design Theory, and a photography masterclass. Enrolling in these courses would later be the foundation for the creation of my business.
With the editing and photography courses finished, I decided to think of a business plan. My business name is hDPixelz LLC. The ‘DP’ is a brand within itself as it reflects my name Darrin Pryor, Desktop Publishing, and Digital Printing. The desktop publishing side of the business will consist of creating marketing content for new, upcoming, and existing businesses and entrepreneurs with content ranging from brochures, logos, business cards, etc.
In addition, with Digital Printing, the goal is to produce quality images and graphics for clients with the highest resolution possible to ensure they are delivering a clean aesthetic for their business(es), which is the “HD” (high definition) portion of the name. The end goal is to cater to the customer in any way possible through photography, content creation, website development, and marketing content.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Honestly, the road has been up and also down. The biggest thing I’ve learned thus far is to just be consistent with marketing content for yourself. In the era of social media, things are always changing and you have to find what works for you and your projected target audience.
Some challenges I have faced are a lack of consistent customers and having a studio space to complete my photography photoshoots. No matter the issue, I will always find a solution, and that has been the rewarding side of it all. I always find a way to accommodate myself and my clients.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Professionally, I currently work within the Information Technology world of Cyber Security. I currently serve as a Customer Technical Engineer. I am known for the Southern charm and hospitality that I provide to my customers on a daily basis.
What separates me from many people within my field is my attention to detail and my emphatic emotion to always make sure the customer is happy and taken care of. I always want to make sure I spread love on a daily basis because you never know who makes needs that simple “Hello, how are you doing today…?”
We’d love to hear about how you think about risk-taking.
Risk-taking seems to mean that you take a chance but lose something in the process. I do not think I take risks; however, I do feel that sometimes, people or myself can miss out on opportunities by having imposter syndrome. Psyching ourselves out from doing something that we may want to do can be a risk.
When you finally take that first step, everything else will fall into place. Once people realize that, they will learn and prosper with time. That is exactly how I started my business. I joined a few classes and started putting things into order to move forward to the next step of planning.
Contact Info:
- Website: hdpixelz.com
- Instagram: @hdpixelzbusiness
- Facebook: HDPixelz
- Twitter: hd_pixelz
