Kratos Cosplay Contact Lenses

Kratos Cosplay Contact Lenses: The Overhead Angle

A shaved head, a heavy beard, and a camera above eye level. It is the classic heroic angle, and it also drops the eyes straight into the shadow of the brow. Two easy fixes.

What the overhead angle costs you

From above, the brow shades the eye and the upper iris disappears. With a pale amber lens that has nothing to catch the light, the eye can go completely dead.

Drop the chin first

Counter-intuitive, but tipping the head down opens the eyelid and lifts the eye out of the brow shadow. Let the eyes travel up to the camera and the full iris is back in frame.

Do not light from above only

If the key light is directly overhead, the eye socket goes black. Add a small amount of front fill or shoot near a bright reflective surface so a catchlight lands in each eye.

The markings stay matte

The pale striping on the skin is a strong graphic element. Keep it matte and desaturated so the warm eye colour stays the most saturated thing on the face.

The review we hear most

“Every overhead shot had dead eyes until I tipped the chin down. Same angle, completely different photo.”

— a cosplay creator with a 1M+ following

Why CCUS Eyewear

CCUS Eyewear makes Kratos cosplay contact lenses with a warm amber that survives a brow shadow. If you like shooting from above, start here.

Clean, dry hands, a case when they’re out, and follow the care guidance that comes with your pair.