Need WordPress/website advice, please

[cmixer]

Thanks for taking a minute. I'm a novice.
I used to run a website (Sketchcards.org) using Frontpage.
A few years back, I gave up because Frontpage was outdated & GoDaddy stopped supporting the extensions.

I want to start a new website (for my collection).
I do NOT need 'fancy' -- but i do need it to have easy Gallery options.
I plan to scan/show 5000 cards.

Right now I'm thinking of just buying a Domain name from GoDaddy;
Using their free Hosting; getting WordPress, and seeing how it looks before sinking monthly fees into this project.

So my questions are:
(#1.) How bad is GoDaddy's free Hosting?
Don't the add a banner that says 'Hosted by GoDaddy'?
Does anyone have an example site?

(#2.) Is WordPress the best; or do i need a website-building software package? Do they have easy photo Gallery options?
Can anyone show me an example site?

Any & all help appreciated.
I haven't done this since 2007;
and i KNOW technology has come a long way.

[cmixer]

Oh; and P.S.
I found a good .com name, that also has the Twitter & Instagram available;
but it's 14 characters long. Is that TOO long?

[jcardstore]

Wordpress is the best, I wouldn't use go daddy's free hosting in fact I wouldn't use free hosting at all.

Hostmonster has awesome deals, pretty sure it's only like $4/month which is very affordable. You could always host on your home computer as well it's pretty easy.

14 characters is way too long unless it's a memorable phrase that rolls off the tongue well.