How do I fade all four sides of a photo with gradient tool?

Recently I made 2 collages by stacking 5 files (one central photo with a smaller one in each corner). I added a layer mask to each of the corner photos and was able to fade/blend the corner photos into the main picture using the gradient tool. Now when I try what I THINK is the same process, I can only fade a SINGLE side of each corner photo!! When I try to fade other edges it UNDOES the side I just faded! I can only fade one side of the photo!  I don't THINK I changed anything since making the first 2 collages. I am slightly panicked because I have 14 more to make in the next few weeks and suddenly I hit a brick wall!  Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?? Thanks!

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A video showing a 5 image collage PSD template  being populates with images Automated via a Photoshop script from my Photo Collage Toolkit for Photoshop. Documentation and Example

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