vignette

noun

• 1a brief evocative description, account, or episode.

• 2a small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border.
• a small ornamental design filling a space in a book or carving, typically based on foliage.

verb

• portray (someone) in the style of a vignette.
• produce (a photograph) in the style of a vignette by softening or shading away the edges of the subject.