While likely used primarily for blogging, you'll find that as a CMS, as Peter indicated, it's a bit of a case of "it is what you make it".
It's often used for photography sites, probably in conjunction with
special plug-in software that extends the basic functionality of Wordpress.
In the end, you have to make the choice to open Pandora's box and use Wordpress, or to try another tool. Wordpress has been in use for some time, and is constantly being improved upon, but I wouldn't call it perfect. Peter?
Perhaps it's worthwhile to have someone set you up and then just teach you how to use it day to day.
