Patrick Bakken
Assistant Director of Photography
Patrick was born in Minnesota and raised on the lakes and in the outdoors. Shortly after graduating high school, he moved to Bozeman, Montana. He lived there for 5 years while attending Montana State University and graduated with a degree in Film and Photography. Patrick attained many accomplishments while in school. The two most important were his thesis projects spanning both spectrums of the photography world. Through his Wet Plate Collodion project, re-photographing Yellowstone, and a high end commercial project, Patrick proved he could accomplish anything.
Persistent hard work with a driving passion for photography and marketing, Patrick couldn’t be happier as the Assistant Director of Photography for Virtuance. With this position, Patrick combines his love for teaching and proven creativity to help aid photographers and help grow the company in their various endeavors.
In his spare time, Patrick has a start-up coffee business, specializing in cold brew coffee. Aside from that, he is an avid brewer and wine maker and spends most of his free time enjoying the outdoors camping, hiking or hunting.