Yuki Soda Tools
Workflow tools for captioning and filing photos, from Photo Mechanic to publish.
Tools
Caption Builder
Set up an event once and get the caption, keywords and a PM template for every photo.
- AP style and Battalion style
- Sports and coverage modes
- Roster codes for consistent names
Metadata Reader
Drop in photos to check copyright and captions, and see the Lightroom edits saved with RAW files.
- Flags missing or mismatched copyright
- CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG, RAF and XMP sidecars
- Crop, sliders, HSL, masks and history
Name Logger
Log the names and IDs of people you photograph on your phone, then email the list.
- Students, titles, athletes and more
- Caption-ready IDs in AP or Battalion style
- Photo Mechanic codes and a spreadsheet
Keyword Generator
Type the event name, like "James Talarico Rally," and get recommended keywords for the people, event, topics and place.
- Looks up people on Wikipedia for job, party and title
- Knows Aggie traditions, campus venues and sports
- Copy for Photo Mechanic or send to the Caption Builder
Post Creator
Drop in a captioned photo and get posts for X, Instagram, Threads and Bluesky, ready to copy or post.
- Reads the caption, credit, date and place from the photo
- Presets for The Battalion, MaxPreps, NurPhoto, Imagn, Sipa USA and Getty
- Live character counts, hashtags and credit lines
More tools
New tools will show up here as they're added.
On Assignment
All posts →Stories from behind the camera. Read the blog.
What's new
Oct. 30, 2026: The On Assignment blog has moved here from yukisoda.com.
Oct. 30, 2026: New Post Creator turns a captioned photo into posts for X, Instagram, Threads and Bluesky.
Oct. 30, 2026: New Keyword Generator turns an event name into recommended keywords for Photo Mechanic.
Oct. 30, 2026: New Name Logger for collecting names and IDs on a shoot and emailing them.
Oct. 30, 2026: New Metadata Reader shows copyright, captions and Lightroom edits for JPEG and RAW files.
Oct. 30, 2026: Caption Builder adds AP style, loading info from a PM template or JPEG, and saved photographers.