
vignette
/vɪnˈjet/
edges darkened or faded to draw the eye inward
vignette in a sentence
“A slight vignette pulls the viewer to the lit face.”
Origin of vignette
French vigne vine — from vine-leaf borders on printed pages
Related Words
bokeh
the soft, out-of-focus glow of background lights
depth of field
how much of the scene is in focus from near to far
wide-angle
a lens view that takes in more scene and stretches perspective
isometric
a three-dimensional view without perspective, like a game diorama
bird's-eye view
looking straight down from above
negative space
the empty area around a subject, used as a compositional element