A few questions

First of all, I adore your art Travis, you're really talented :). I'm sure you're busy right now but I would like to ask you a few questions. I was just wondering, how can somebody get a job like this? Did you make some studies first? And If so, what kind of studies? Do you work more with photos than paintings or it depends on what the client wants? This kind of job looks very interesting and creative, I don't think I would be good at all in this job, but anyway, I hope you'll find some time to answer my questions :D.