How To Direct Message Someone On Instagram
To send your first DM on Instagram, take a photo as you normally would. You can apply all the same filters to "DM photos" as you could with all other Instagram posts. When you're ready to send it directly to a person (or a team of people)-- tap NEXT as usual.
From the Share to food selection in the direction of the top of the screen, tap DIRECT (see # 1 in screenshot listed below). Now faucet inside the Write a caption ... window, as well as kind out your message (see # 2 in screenshot below).
When you're done composing your message, tap OK.
Now scroll through your listing of Instagram calls as well as tap the circle beside their name to make sure that a green "check mark" appears. NOTE: you could choose greater than one recipient if you intend to share a message or image with a group of people.
When you're ready to send out the image and message, tap SEND TO (NAME).
When they open Instagram, they'll exist with a notice on the "mailbox" icon as shown in the screenshot listed below.
After touching that mail box, they'll see that a new message as been sent from you.
When they tap the message, it's presented to them in the style showed below.
From here they could respond to your message.
If/when they do, you will have a notification symbol in your mailbox.
The "blue bubble" (see screenshot) illustrates that the picture has actually been talked about (as well as for how long earlier).
When you touch the 'response' in your mailbox, you'll be be able to watch their action, as well as continue the 'conversation' if you 'd such as.
That's it!