Vignette

[Sarah]

A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used inGothic architecture.

[Sarah]

In the context of Photography, a vignette is often regarded as the darker corners around a photograph. The most popular photography craze associated with heavily vignetted images is [lomography]. It is often a desired technique to emphasise focus on the motif, and is a technique replicable in the darkroom.
Correctly pronounced as vin-yette.

[Lanell]

a short piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that clearly expresses the typical characteristics of something or someone:

[Marquetta]

A brief evocative description, account, or episode.