Krita-Plugins is a project dedicated to enhence the user experience and set of features of Krita, the painting and image editing application of KOffice, the office suite of the KDE project.
Dodge and burn
Dodge and burn are techniques used while printing a photograph, and which consist in having different exposure for different part of the image.
Dodge
While printing, dodge consist in decreasing the amount of lightning hiting an area by applying a mask between the light source and the negative over the are that we want to dodge, this make a lighter image. This filter simulate that effect.

Burn
While printing, burning consist in increasing the amount of lightning hiting an area, by applying a mask between the light source and the negative over the are we don't want to burn, this make a darker image. This filter simulate that effect.