How to achieve this filter/action shown that will give the my pictures a cinematic/lively feel in Adobe Photoshop?

The attached pictures below show two sample of the filter/effect that I want to achieve in Adobe Photoshop. Is this done through a Photoshop action or there is a particular set of steps that will lead to the effect in question? I tried achieving this by using a combination of brightness, levels, vibrance , saturation and etc but to no avail. (image showing the original and target indicates what I’m trying to achieve) How to achieve this filter/action shown that will give the my pictures a cinematic/lively feel in Adobe Photoshop?

Why is the effect called Dodge?

In the process of answering a question on Reddit, I got curious about why the Dodge and Burn tools are named as they are. I understand now the terms relate to photography, and “Burn” makes sense to me, since it’s about over-exposing parts of the photograph to make them lighter, but where does “Dodge” come from? Is it because the photograph is “dodging” the light by being covered up during exposure?