i have shot a pocket pns exclusively for the last year (s95 ftw)...dof is what it is, but i suppose i could do it in ps with some masking. i would prob dodge n burn some things too.
i have learned timing and body mechanics. at this stage in my photography i choose shots better than i used to. for ex this lapse... i snapped at two moments that i deemed important and caught two ringside pros side by side both flicking/flashing in seq. frames (they each chose alternate moments while i chose them both). nothing beats practice.