Two highlights of SXSW were seeing both Tori Amos and PJ Harvey in concert.

Tori Amos at La Zona Rosa on 2009-03-19. Canon EOS 5D, 70-200 mm lens at 89 mm, f/4

PJ Harvey at Stubbs on 2009-03-21. Canon EOS 5D, 70-200 mm lens at 200 mm, f/4

SXSW is just around the corner! Our panel, “Developing Super Senses: Tools to Know Your Users” has been scheduled for Monday, March 16 at 5pm. Come hear me, Mark Trammell, Nate Bolt, Carla Borsoi, and Andy Budd duke it out over user research best practices.

Here’s the panel description:

You know you need to do user research, but how? Should you write surveys, do focus groups, or develop personas? And how do you act on what you’ve learned? We’ve been in the trenches and have concrete suggestions on what you can, and should do NOW to conduct effective user research.

We expect your attendance. And come equipped with a good question or two.

Over at linoleumjet.com I’ve posted some examples of my recent concert photography endeavors.

Rollingstone.com just published this photo I took of Ice Cube at his performance at South by Southwest.

Shot from the photo pit moments before Austin’s finest began shooing the photographers out. Settings: F4, 1/50, ISO 1600, 70-200mm lens at 185mm, and using a Canon 20D.