Problem using Radial Gradient tool in Creative Suite CS4.

I have pasted on a separate layer a circular photo of a couple's head and shoulders onto a woodland photo, and want to make the sides of it gradiently transparent using the Radial Gradient tool. The problem I have is that it makes all of the photo gradiently transparent.
If I use the Linear Gradient tool it works fine, but only on one part and I can't add it to other parts of the photo.
Am I using the right tool for the job, and if I am, where am I going wrong?
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

here I send 2 versions, one is the hand done one as I mentioned, before, re mask then use black brush, the second is the circle feather edge again as mentioned but I left in the layers to give you an idea too
the first allows you more freedom to kill background as I notice the top is flat, I assume that's the edge if the original photo

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