That’s completely untrue. I’ve got two eyes. I can plainly see what, if anything, has changed in any picture I edit.
You keep talking about raw data, which you know is completely irrelevant in this situation. None of us have access to any raw data, and even if we did the size of the image would be totally prohibitive for posting in the forum. That’s assuming we could even post a raw data image.
This is positively false. This image has increased brightness.
This image has increased exposure.
You can see the differences more easily in Ricci’s hands and face, as well as the wall, curtain and camera behind him.
This is also false. I have no problem whatsoever editing faces that are not looking directly at the camera.
None of the image editors I use change the shape of a person’s face or alter it in any way, unless I specifically tell it to, which I never do because I don’t like that. And if any editor I used ever changed the shape of someone’s face, I would drop it like a hot potato.
Let me ask you the same question I’ve asked John. I posted three pictures in Ricci’s topic. Compare those three pictures and tell me they are different. To be clear, I’m talking about the pictures in this post. The first picture is John’s original with no changes, whatsoever, then the two edits.
While you’re at it, these three pictures are already the same size. You don’t have to enlarge or reduce anything, which, of course, would automatically change the shape of a face in half a heartbeat. Overlay those three pictures, or just one at a time over John’s original.