Jessica Burstein, a photographer best known for her candid shots taken at Elaine’s, the restaurant and celebrity hangout, died on April 11 at her home in Manhattan. She was 76.

In 1992, Ms. Burstein became the official photographer at Elaine’s, her framed photos displayed on the restaurant’s walls. Ms. Burstein met Dick Wolf, the creator of the “Law & Order” franchise at Elaine’s in 1993, and he soon hired her to photograph the crime scenes that were conceived weekly for the original series until it was cancelled in 2010.

She freelanced over the years for newspapers like The New York Times and The Washington Post, and magazines like TV Guide, Rolling Stone, People, Time and Vanity Fair. In 2006, she signed on as the exclusive photographer of the construction of the new Yankee Stadium, which would open in April 2009. Her photos were used in a commemorative book for holders of Yankee premium season tickets and were exhibited at the stadium.