It can be frustrating to work with a P&S camera as you have to figure out how to wrangle it towards the desired results. You should be able to do things like focus on the eyes and then, keeping the shutter half-depressed, recompose the overall image.
It is definitely also worth building some post-processing skills. In this picture, I would probably see if I could make the eyes look sharper but tone down the blue collar in the bottom right - that looks sharper at the moment, which draws the eye from the face.
Wulf
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Wulf Forrester-Barker << Sites: blog / flickr >>
Gear: Nikon D40, Nikon AFS 18-55mm f/3.5 - 5.6G, Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8, Nikon AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G, Vivitar 90mm f/2.5 macro, Raynox DCR-250, Lensbaby 2.0k, SB600
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