You can ask, the worst they can say is no. Prepare to be charged extra for the release of the RAW photos, and in the most extreme case work with the edited photos with the Generative Fill functions.
I would be personally mad as a photographer if I saw that done to my work, but if there’s no contract stating the images can’t be altered or manipulated, you’re within your rights to do it. What happens after that is on your relationship with the photographer.
You can ask, the worst they can say is no. Prepare to be charged extra for the release of the RAW photos, and in the most extreme case work with the edited photos with the Generative Fill functions.
I would be personally mad as a photographer if I saw that done to my work, but if there’s no contract stating the images can’t be altered or manipulated, you’re within your rights to do it. What happens after that is on your relationship with the photographer.