  We propose a scheme for producing large Fock states in Cavity QED via the
implementation of a highly selective atom-field interaction. It is based on
Raman excitation of a three-level atom by a classical field and a quantized
field mode. Selectivity appears when one tunes to resonance a specific
transition inside a chosen atom-field subspace, while other transitions remain
dispersive, as a consequence of the field dependent electronic energy shifts.
We show that this scheme can be also employed for reconstructing, in a new and
efficient way, the Wigner function of the cavity field state.
