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My interpretation is that the OP wants to use a vector path to make selections from an image, and then manipulate that selected portion of the image. I believe the problem is that he is trying to do the manipulation while the vector path is still active, which results in the path itself being changed instead of the underlying image. Here's the fix:

Start with an image and a vector path:

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Create a selection from this path. Then copy the selected area to a new layer:

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Once the selected area is on a new layer, you can manipulate it any way you wish. In this example, I rotated it, made it darker and gave it a stroke:

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