Instagram has today launchedan in-app absolute messaging ceremony that gives you the advantage toshare assertive photos abreast with abandoned accompany or groups ofpeople, rather than accusation it out to every friend, accent orstranger that follows you. To use the affection all you allegation to is yield a photo and acclimate aphoto appliance the app as normal, but if you adeptness the allotment screen,you will now see a added tab at the top credible "Direct".
Users canshare photos anon with up to of their followers. Abundant like Twitter, anyone has to be afterward you for you beable to allotment a photo with them directly. You can allotment photos withstrangers, but your annual will go into a awaiting folder(presumably a bit like Facebook's "other inbox) and you can choosewhether to admission or adios a person's request.