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My general .02 on processing (compared to the quote) is that the processing is NOT a one size fits all.
Processing is the tool(s) to present and deliver your message as you want to deliver it. There is "standard" processing, there is "popular" processing, there is "creative" processing. Likely there are other aspects / ways of describing the myriad of options that abound, but theses are the main three that I consider what most folks are trying to contend with.
Part of the problem I see is that folks don't understand when to use which with their images ... self included at times. That, and the fact that so many people learn how to do "popular" & "creative" processing before they learn how to do well-corrected "standard" processing leads to overprocessing issues that pull away from the subject / message ... rather than guide, direct and enhance them.
To your more direct question @ overprocessed / too much contrast ... I think the answer is yes for this set.
A couple of key places to look for me are the blue & green areas in the room scene. While we understand that the color of light may be cool coming from the sky ... this color is amplified when we overprocess.
Similarly, the color of the woman's face is somewhat orange looking.
Try pulling back the saturation and contrast on these two (in particular) and see how the changes the impact of the image. Processing will always have a degree of subjectivity to it, but high vibrance, high contrast and high saturation (while very popular) don't always help you deliver your message ... especially when they are amplifying colors that can appear unnatural to our eye.
One thing that can occur with our WB is that when we add contrast or set our White / Black points, we can artificially neutralize our end points (blown / blocked) ... yet still have color casts in the middle that don't look correct. (Of course, anything goes for "creative" ... so if we want women with orange faces, that's our prerogative ... and people do so in the name of "art", which imo is a left-handed way of saying they don't know how to color correct).
I know that when I'm processing for my color balance and end points, I sometimes forget to pull back the saturation that was collaterally induced in the process ... and a pull back can be necessary to prevent the overcooked look.
HTH ... looking forward to seeing more.
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